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Legalization of Marijuana is Practical and Necessary


?A fool, if he obeyed, may punish crimes as well as another; But the true statesman is he who knows how to prevent them.? -Rousseau (Grinspoon 46)


          Marijuana, hemp, cannabis sativa and indica - whatever you want to call it, it is a plant that has been unfairly villainized and prohibited in America. I believe that legalization offers a practical, effective, and humane approach to dealing with marijuana use. In the following pages I will point out the inconsistency and hypocrisy of America?s marijuana laws, some of the problems with our current methods for controlling illegal drug use, and some of the possible advantages of legalization. It is unclear exactly why the recreational use of marijuana became of such concern to some people in the first place, but much of the information published and testimony made to Congress on the subject in the 1930?s was simply ludicrous. A 1936 article from the American Journal of Nursing claimed that a marijuana smoker ?will suddenly turn with murderous violence upon whomever is neare... [to view the full essay now, purchase below]

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