Legalization of Marijuana

One question that has troubled Americans for a long time is: “Should the use of marijuana be legalized?” Some say yes, while others say, no. According to the Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, marijuana is defined as “the dried leaves and flowering tops of the pistillate hemp plant that yield THC and are smoked in cigarettes for their intoxicating effect” (Merriam Webster 1). Owning marijuana has been a crime since 1937 when Congress passed the Marijuana Tax Act. However, …

…marijuana as a medical treatment, one would think that cannabis is beneficial and could possibly lead to other developments for treatment of disease and pain. There are proven facts that the NIH has provided, but government officials have their own set of ideas. Experimental programs, which have been going on for thirty years, have established the effectiveness of marijuana’s treatment. “Marijuana legalization is a conservative idea whose time indeed has come” (Murdock, Feder, “Symposium” 1).