Critically assess the arguments in favour of the decriminalization or legalization of marijuana use.

Critically assess the arguments in favour of the decriminalization or legalization of marijuana use. It is estimated that 40 percent of young people in Britain have tried marijuana and that it is an 'underground' economy worth globally £100 billion and $1-3 billion a year in this country alone. There is no denying that marijuana is now a massive part of modern British culture along with alcohol and tobacco. One hundred years ago, it was …

…argument for legalization." There is no doubt that when you prohibit something, its attractiveness is increased through the curiosity and the need to know why society has placed such heavy penalties upon it. <Tab/> Bibliography Schlosser E, Reefer Madness and tails from the American underground, Penguin, 2003 Matthews P, Cannabis Culture, Bloomsbury, 1999 Booth M, Cannabis, a history, Bantam Books, 2004 http://www.lca-uk.org http://www.whspliff.net/ http://www.clcia.org.uk/