1. Marijuana: The Facts And The Media Coverage
Four million Canadians have used marijuana, including 1.4 million teenagers.2 The large number of users can probably be explained by the drugs relatively low cost and light criminal consequences for dealing it; when compared with other drugs. ... If the government would legalize marijuana they could go after the more serious drugs like heroin and crack. ... Since it is taken one puff at a time users can feel the effects as they go and regulate their intake according to their need. ...
For many years, the United States government has prohibited drugs such as marijuana from sale in the marketplace. With prohibition, marijuana use has decreased only minimally. Because of prohibition, the media has publicized only the bad aspects of marijuana use. What many people do not realize are ...