... to before the prohibition. In this time of prohibition gangs and other illegal organizations have used this hunger to their advantage. Marijuana prohibition has led to larger percentage of organized crime and gang violence. Is this what America wants as an outcome of the War on Drugs? Marijuana should be legalized because current drug laws are not working, it has medical ... prison for possessing a single joint or less of marijuana. (Glasser 138). With the criminalizing of marijuana the prison systems has been clogged with hundreds of thousands of people for doing a victimless crime. In...

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... anyone else. This brings me to my first argument on why I think marijuana should be a legal substance. The first and basic reason why I believe this is because smoking pot is a victimless crime. Sure it might effect your health, but doesn't alcohol and tobacco do the same, yet both are legal. A 21 year old can go to the bar and get drunk legally ... ...

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... potentialities of the maturing organism" (New Columbia Encyclopedia, volume 7, 2097). It is a great problem solver of crime, unemployment, and homelessness. If the American government was to spend more money on education, a positive outcome would definitely precede that action. Liberals favor "decriminalizing marijuana use and other 'victimless crimes'" (Wilson, James Q. 74). "Much of the prevailing public apprehension about marijuana may stem from the ... ...

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