Marijuanna should be legal for recreational and medical use nationwide because, it cures cancer and it is safer to use then alcohol is. Arrests for marijuana possession disproportionately affect blacks and Hispanics and reinforce the perception that law enforcement is biased and prejudiced against minorities.Prohibition has failed to control the use and domestic production of marijuana. A regulated, legal market in marijuana would reduce marijuana sales and use among teenagers, as well as reduce their exposure to other drugs in the illegal market. Legalized marijuana would reduce the flow of money from the American economy to international criminal gangs.Marijuana’s legalization would simplify the development of hemp as a valuable and diverse agricultural crop in the United States.
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