Prohibition, many rednecks would argue this was one of the most unintelligent moments in American history. The same is true in this age for hipsters and marijuana, and as the saying goes history has a way of repeating itself. Then there were speakeasies and bootleggers, today there is trap houses and drug dealers. Crime spread to all time highs in the 1920s introducing gangsters such as Al Capone. In time America finally wised up, corrected their mistakes and ended Prohibition. America realized the misconceptions they had made about alcohol and started to find a way to control this substance. Controlling this substance proved to be a great success, then and now. America still reaps the benefits of the decision it made to end Prohibition. Using
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illness for which marijuana provides relief.” If marijuana were to be legalized in all states it would be considered a prescription drug. Therefore, it would be governed as such, meaning that it would not be available to any and everyone. In fact, only thirteen percent of California’s population has been approved for medical Marijuana if we go by the 2014 Census Bureau’s data. Contrary to popular belief, even in the states marijuana is legal in it is still a rarity and not easy as one would make it seem to obtain a medical marijuana card. People of from all different walks of life have who have smoked marijuana at some point have thought at least once why isn’t this legal, the same could be said about all addicts and their drug of choice. The difference is Marijuana can be the difference between life and death, whereas, for these other illegal drugs they leave long term negative effects on one’s mind and their body. Also, marijuana doesn’t have to be chemically altered to feel the full effect of the drug and because of this there are very few effects to the brain and body. The big question is how would you control, it who would have the say in who is eligible and who isn’t, and can they be trusted. These questions have already been answered, states such as California, Oregon, and Colorado have already put in place an extensive system of checks and balances that regulate the prescription drug. The the ratio of the population of the state versus the number of how many people actually have medical marijuana cards speaks loudly enough for the system that these states have set up. It’s not a coincidence that less that fifteen percent of the population of people in theses states actually owns medical marijuana
illness for which marijuana provides relief.” If marijuana were to be legalized in all states it would be considered a prescription drug. Therefore, it would be governed as such, meaning that it would not be available to any and everyone. In fact, only thirteen percent of California’s population has been approved for medical Marijuana if we go by the 2014 Census Bureau’s data. Contrary to popular belief, even in the states marijuana is legal in it is still a rarity and not easy as one would make it seem to obtain a medical marijuana card. People of from all different walks of life have who have smoked marijuana at some point have thought at least once why isn’t this legal, the same could be said about all addicts and their drug of choice. The difference is Marijuana can be the difference between life and death, whereas, for these other illegal drugs they leave long term negative effects on one’s mind and their body. Also, marijuana doesn’t have to be chemically altered to feel the full effect of the drug and because of this there are very few effects to the brain and body. The big question is how would you control, it who would have the say in who is eligible and who isn’t, and can they be trusted. These questions have already been answered, states such as California, Oregon, and Colorado have already put in place an extensive system of checks and balances that regulate the prescription drug. The the ratio of the population of the state versus the number of how many people actually have medical marijuana cards speaks loudly enough for the system that these states have set up. It’s not a coincidence that less that fifteen percent of the population of people in theses states actually owns medical marijuana