Case for Legalizing Marijuana

What Is Marijuana? Marijuana, a drug obtained from dried and crumpled parts of the ubiquitous hemp plant Cannabis sativa (or Cannabis indica) is smoked by rolling in tobacco paper or placing in a pipe. It is also otherwise consumed worldwide by an estimated 200,000,000 persons for pleasure, an escape from reality, or relaxation. Marijuana is known by a variety of names such as kif (Morocco), dagga (South Africa), and bhang (India). Common in the United States, …

…S. Today. Our laws and lawmakers should view it under the same light as they do alcohol. Marijuana Status 1970: 11% of high school seniors said they were using marijuana every day. In 1975: About 27% said they had used marijuana sometime in the previous month. In 1978: The monthly users grew up to 37% then in 1986 dropped to 23%. In 1979: 12 to 17 year olds reported using it within the last month has dropped from a high point of 17% and in 1987 dropped to12%.