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High Times

The Top Ten Reasons Marijuana Should Be Legal

Prohibition hasn't stopped the use and domestic production of marijuana -- it's time everyone faced this.

August 31, 2007 | Editor's note:There are millions of regular pot smokers in America and millions more infrequent smokers. Smoking pot clearly has far fewer dangerous and hazardous effects on society than legal drugs such as alcohol. Here is High Times 's top 10 reasons that marijuana should be legal, part of its 420 Campaign legalization strategy.

10. Prohibition has failed to control the use and domestic production of marijuana. The government has tried to use criminal penalties to prevent marijuana use for over 75 years and yet: marijuana is now used by over 25 million

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