Marijuana Legalization 2

Ever since it’s boom in the 1960’s and 1970’s, marijuana use has been a controversial topic. Marijuana is the dried, shredded flowers and buds of the hemp plant, cannabis saliva (Monroe). It is usually rolled into marijuana cigarettes known as joints, or put into pipes and smoked. The effects of marijuana vary from user to user. Some may feel nothing when using while others, feel relaxed, intoxicated, euphoric, or tired (Yahoo). While intoxicated time …

…need to spend further manpower to battle the use of this harmless drug if it is legal. It will also make it much easier for patients suffering from certain diseases for which marijuana is prescribed, to obtain the drug. While it is not completely harmless, its legalization will in the long run save many lives. The decision is not whether or not marijuana is harmful, but rather what is more important, politics or human life.