the United States and play a role in our every day lives. They give us rules to live by even

though we are guaranteed our freedom in the Declaration of Independence. These rules

we are expected to live by are said to be for our own good and supposedly keep the

citizens in order. I've come to see that some rules make no logical sense such as the

prohibition of marijuana. Marijuana was outlawed in 1937 as a repressive measure against

Mexican workers who crossed the border seeking jobs during the Depression. The

specific reason given for the outlawing of the hemp plant was its supposed violent "effect

Marijuana has well-organized supporters who campaign for its legalization and

promote its use through books, magazines, and popular music. They regard marijuana as

not only a recreational drug but also a form of herbal medicine and a product with

industrial applications. Marijuana's opponents are equally passionate and far better

organized. They consider marijuana a dangerous drug-one that harms the users mental,

physical, and spiritual well-being, promotes irresponsible sexual behavio

government have over the criminal market? The answer is none; criminal markets can

only be suppressed, and not very efficiently at that. The result is a vicious cycle: prices are

days. If marijuana was legalized, it would be just one more "thing" for the government to

but also gave us the option to hand over the product. Another case of a crooked cop was

disrespect for traditional values. Many famous and credible people such as Abraham

education. Poorly educated, inner city youth view the arrest as an employment

would cost little more than smoking, if legal. As you can see, there are many ways drug

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