The legalization of marijuana could actually be a profitable endeavor for our country. The government would make money by taxing it while farmers and manufacturers would benefit by selling it. One acre of wheat on average, brings its owner $25.00, but, in Canada, one acre of hemp brings its owner about $225.00, (Constantine, 1996). Industrialized hemp has many different uses, from paper to clothes, to biodegradable car parts. "If legalized, marijuana could be a very profitable product for America ("Latest Buzz on Hemp," 1-2).

Many American citizens strongly advocate the fight to legalize marijuana. The Gallup Poll recently reported that seventy-three percent of Americans are in favor of removing the federal law against marijuana (Gallup Poll, 1996). Nu

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