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In a in time where alcohol and tobacco products, are available to millions, even though they are restricted by age, one has to wonder why there is such controversy over the use marijuana. ... Nonetheless, marijuana is no more harmful than alcohol and tobacco products and in some cases, marijuana has been proven to be medically helpful. Marijuana, a plant with many uses, should be legalized for crime deterrence, medicinal help and tax purposes. Marijuana is, in truth, no more harmful than currently sold alcohol and tobacco products. ... Studies do not, however, indicate that marijuana is a “gateway drug,” one that causes addiction (“Legalization Report,” Http://www. ... In a study that compared alcohol to marijuana it was reported that over 100,000 deaths are directly linked to acute alcohol poisoning a year. ... Marijuana is less of a violent provoking substance then alcohol. ...
Marijuana prohibition makes no exception for the medical use of marijuana. There are tens of thousands of seriously ill Americans who presently use marijuana as a therapeutic drug. ... Several studies have found that “smoking marijuana reduces the side effects of many of these diseases.
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