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Marijuana has not always been illegal in the United States. ... In the late nineteenth century marijuana became a popular ingredient in many medicinal products and was sold openly in pharmacies. In 1906 the Pure Food and Drug act required all products containing any form of marijuana be labeled accordingly. After the Mexican Revolution in 1910 Mexican immigrants flooded the United States and with them they brought the recreational use of marijuana. ... Massive unemployment during the Great Depression bred resentment of the Mexican immigrants, which were linked to high use of marijuana. By 1931, 29 states had outlawed marijuana. In 1932 the federal government urged the state governments to take action in making marijuana illegal. After a mass anti-marijuana propaganda campaign the government passed the Marijuana Tax Act, which officially criminalized the possession of marijuana. ...
Many say that marijuana and alcohol should not be compared to one another. ... Marijuana was at one time legal. ... Where marijuana and alcohol begin to differ is how they affect the human body and how they are portrayed by society. Unlike alcohol marijuana has to physical withdrawal symptoms when use is stopped. ... Also it is almost physically impossible to overdose on marijuana. ... Where in marijuana it is nearly 1/400. ... But there has never been a single reported case of some dying from consuming to much marijuana.
If the sales from marijuana were taxed it would create millions of dollars that could go towards productive things such as public education or health care. ... Many times the people involved in the selling of marijuana also contribute to other illegal acts. Making the sales of marijuana illegal is merely giving the criminals more income so they can promote other illegal acts. Legalizing marijuana would also create numerous jobs for many Americans. Not only would there be new shops that would open up and specialize in the sale of marijuana but there would be a new cash crop for farmers to grow.
Approximate Word count = 1510
Approximate Pages = 6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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