http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/03/marijuana-deaths_n_3860418.html
read it and realize my hatred of marijuana prohibition.
Too many innocents being killed.
Marijuana drug cartels raking in undeserved profits while gang wars are killing people including innocents caught in the crossfire.
Lost tax revenue that could help schools, infastructure, etc...
Marijuana was made illegal due to racial issues in the early 1900's
Take a look at the lobbyists trying to keep marijuana illegal, they aren't known to be philantropic ;)
State money wasted on petty marijuana arrests.
More people are spending time in jail longer at that too for marijuana than most other dangerous crimes like rape assult etc... combined.
Innocent lives are being taken for baseless drug busts without any consequences (read link)
In my state (NY) more whites smoke and deal weed while most people serving time are blacks/hispanics.
And then there is the case for why its even illegal in the first place.
Weed makes you feel calm, lazy, euphoric, and relaxed. But you can still control yourself for the most part except prob. when you speak it will come out a little fuzzy unlike alcohol where you can become uncontrollable and start to go out on a rampage. It has no major long term side effects like binge drinking does or smoking tobacco does.
Marijuana doesn't have to be smoked either you can get edibles as well and there is no harm done to your throat and lungs that way.
Marijuana also has strains that is low in thc (typically produces the high) and higher cbd (gives you he feeling of relaxation and takes away the anxiety) which helps people who have stress, pain, nausea due to medication, etc while canceling out the effects of making you lazy.
The hemp plant itself is also one of he best alternatives to natural energy as well as creating paper (oil and paper industry are a couple of the lobbyists against legalizing marijuana).
So tell me why should Marijuana be illegal?
