Go green: Why Marijuana should be legal

Type :

Term papers

Pages :

5 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

06/08/2009

Category :

Arts & media

Sub category :

Journalism

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Summary :

Introduction
The cultivation and use of marijuana
The propaganda and war on drugs
The controlled substance act of 1970
Marijuana's medical potential
The theory of marijuana being medical
Drug war and the Naulls family
Conclusion
Bibliography

Abstract

marijuana is a drug that has been around for centuries and in recent history has been a subject of much debate. Currently marijuana is classified by the federal government as a schedule 1 substance, the worst classification it can possibly receive meaning that the drug has no medical use and has a high potential for abuse. Various states such as California and Arizona have legalized medical marijuana despite the fact that it is still illegal under federal law. Whose responsibility is it to regulate this drug and what is the whole big fuss about in the first place? Is marijuana prohibition really working or is it a bust just like the prohibition of alcohol? marijuana needs to become an over the counter drug and regulated in almost the same was as alcohol. It should be controlled and distributed in stores and shops that closely resemble the "coffee shops" of the Netherlands. marijuana needs to be legalized for the following reasons; it has significant medical potential; is not as abused as the federal government claims; it is not as dangerous as other drugs currently on the market, it currently creates great monetary and human costs, and legalization would prevent crime and corruption.