legalization of marijuana
In America, we have a drug problem. Most do not like to admit it, but the problem is not getting better and it will most certainly not be solved with the current methods of drug enforcement. Those same people will also vehemently deny the fact that, those who use drugs are not the only ones causing the actual problem. Like the users themselves, the ones who wage the ''war on drugs'' are also at fault, guilty of not doing what is best for the individual or the situation as a whole. In America or intentions towards drug use are sincere, but the approach of our legislators in regards to the problem does not accurately reflect the benefits of marijuana and the hemp plant, which in many ways hurts our society and our economy. Marijuana, which is widely known as the drug most often used among Americans, takes responsibility for ninety percent of the drug use in America. Most do not realize that Marijuana is actually the largest cash crop in America even though it is illegal. The government estimates that it destroys at least ten percent of the marijuana produced in America each year, which means the Marijuana produced in this country each year is worth somewhere between twenty and forty billion dollars. This is an unbelievab
The very word Marijuana incites such a controversy and for many, a negative reaction like no other. Never before in majority public opinion or in legislation, has marijuana been endorsed or supported. For this reason marijuana has remained illegal since the 1920's. But despite the dominant opposition, breakthrough attitudes and legislation towards marijuana have come about. Perhaps the most common and notorious of street drugs, marijuana remains the focal point of current legalization legislation. The first of such legislation was proposition 215. It allows persons to grow or posses marijuana for medical purposes when recommended by a physician. It allows the person to use marijuana without fear of prosecution, when a doctor has determined that using marijuana would be beneficial to his or her health. Proposition 215 allows "seriously ill" people to use marijuana to treat a wide range of symptoms with a doctors recommendation. No prescriptions are required for the use and the doctor's recommendation may be oral or written. Though proposition 215 allows for medical use of marijuana, it does not allow the non-medical use of marijuana to be tolerated. The issue has even reached the president, and he somewhat commented on the situation. "I believe each state can choose that decision as they so choose"3, which means that he would not necessarily intervene if more states propose pro-marijuana legislation. This allows states to decide what is best for their people, and provide legislation accordingly. But though nearly all politicians do not support medicinal marijuana there are some outspoken ones who do. Gov. Gary Johnson of New Mexico and Gov. Jesse Ventura of Minnesota are both outspoken advocates of medicinal marijuana and are currently pushing for more legislation similar to proposition 215. "Medical marijuana? I fully support it, absolutely. Who is government to tell someone if they have AIDS or cancer, what they should be taking?"6 Ventura said in response to a post speech question at a university. This proves that not only is the message getting through to not only the public, but slowly to the representatives of the public as well.
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