All the myths of marijuana have been debunked. The history regarding the criminalization of marijuana all revolves around racism, yellow journalism, and fear/scare tactics. The American nation has grown out of our racist roots, it's time we grow out of Marijuana Prohibition. The fact that hemp is illegal (for those that don't know, it is virtually impossible to get high off of hemp) points out the ignorance of the American government and the wrongs of their ways. Almost a majority of Americans have either smoked or are still currently smoking marijuana. It is time we stop arresting such a large percentage of this country. To continue this prohibition would be to continue a war against our people, and to further drain our wallets. We are a country based on liberty and the pursuit of happiness, it is time we get back to our roots. Marijuana isn't going anywhere; the government needs to wake up and take advantage of the profits available from this plant. If marijuana prohibition continues, drug dealers around this country will all breathe a sigh of relief.
Please note that this topic has nothing to do with legalization/decriminalization. The hypocrisy that exists in the scheduling of marijuana is embarrassing. How can a drug be placed in the "Schedule One" category, meaning it has no accepted medical value, high abuse, and low safety, when medicinal marijuana is accepted and practiced in 13 states, let alone all the credible medical institutes that support its use? Does the DEA consider themselves more qualified as physicians than the American Medical Association, for example? No one has ever died of an overdose. It is not nearly as addicting as legal drugs such as OxyContin, if marijuana is addicting at all.
At the same time, Marinol, which is 100 percent THC, is a Schedule Three drug. How can the most potent version of a schedule One drug be considered schedule three? It makes absolutely no sense. Marijuana needs to be removed from the schedule one category, not only to allow patients who need it to have it available to them, but also to end the government monopoly on medical marijuana research.
anyone who is against the legalization of marijuana obviously must be in favor of making tobacco and alcohol illegal right? i mean those products kill hundreds of thousands of people a year...and one of the main arguements against legalization of cannabis is that it's harmful right? then again, no one in history has ever died from marijuana...
by the way, look into the history of the criminalization of marijuana. see if it's legit at all. the answer is no. and if that isn't good enough, look up the shafer's commisions report. interesting information.