Is legalizing marijuana a good idea?

What Is Marijuana? Marijuana is the dried blossom of cannabis sativa and cannabis indica plants, leafy annual plants with parts that are used for as herbs, animal food, medicine and as hemp for rope-making. This contain psychoactive and physiologically active chemical compounds. read more

Primary reasons in support of legalizing marijuana are: Social Reasons; Prohibition of marijuana is unwarranted government intrusion into individual freedom of choice. Marijuana is no more harmful to a person's health than alcohol or tobacco, which are both legal and widely used, and regulated by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. read more

Legalization is the first step in a broader initiative of treating cannabis use as a public health issue. 6. Cannabis is less harmful than alcohol or tobacco. American history has a good analog for cannabis prohibition: alcohol prohibition. read more

And now comes the latest Gallup poll from Nov. 6, which shows that support for marijuana legalization is down seven points from last year, from 58 percent to 51 percent. Even liberal support for legalization dropped four points from last year. read more