Legalization:
The idea of legalizing marijuana as a recreational drug, like smoking a cigarette, should be legalized, under some circumstances. The marijuana will be used somewhat like alcohol. Can only be used over an age limit, and if found driving while intoxicated, the consequences will be much, much worse than that of alcohol. There will be many many producers of the marijuana, so one company does not create a monopoly. The marijuana will not be used in schools, nor inside building, or specified areas where it is not allowed. Exactly like cigarettes. The marijuana would be EXACTLY like a cigarette, or alcohol. It would be no harder to get. Marijuana can and will be taxed. Also, just like alcohol, one can get a permit to grow marijuana to either sell or use. There is a man who produces his own moonshine in his backyard and gives it as gifts to friends. He also uses it himself not only to drink, but to power his automobile.
Some Marijuana Facts:
Marijuana, even after being used for 10 years, is less addictive than one, single cigarette. As we all know, it takes at least 2 packs of cigarettes, and a 21 day period to become addicted. There are many ways to smoke marijuana (as we all know) and one of those does not release any smoke. By heating up the marijuana to a certain temperature to where no smoke is produced, but the chemical that gets you high is released, one can become high without inhalation of smoke. Marijuana, health wise, is safer than cigarettes, cigars, and alcohol.
Medical purposes:
Using marijuana for medical purposes, when the case is right, should be legalized for all of the US. One exception; the process of obtaining the marijuana needs to be much stricter, and use many tests proving the patient is in need of a major pain reliever, or other reasons marijuana would be an acceptable substitute to pharmaceutical.
