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is the question. Mari- juana should be legal- ized for many reasons. For one, marijuana is less harmful to the body when com- pared to other legal S drugs such as al- cohol and tobacco. Most doc- tors agree w i t h this why claim. (Source: webmd. com) Furthermore, does which the g o v e r nme n t choose na drugs to regulate and prevent the use of? Why is marijua- illegal because of the posed health risks when are allowed to degrade their bodies every with cigarette smoke Think thing with respect alcohol, Thousands die nationwide in DUI ac- cidents; yet, nk about the same to ernment does not ille- galize alcohol. is try Maybe the government rying to prevent drug the gov- ryday floor. If Would the government galized marijuana, bil- lions of dollars would be saved annually by avoid- ing expending money on the prevention of Mari- juana usage in society. On top of this, Marijua- na would actually turn a huge profit people money or profit would be from the tax money gen- erated from the selling and usage of Marijuana. In the year 2009, the na- tional government profit- ed 5,865,179,000 dollars in tional government. This the govern- le- ment be condoning the use of Marijuana then? If you look at it blindly and do not consider the alter- native then yes they are. However, in America, we have access to a plethora of terrible products, foods, and drugs. It for the Na- is simply your personal choice to subject yourself to them He Herb Story by: Austin Chase hould marijuana be legalized? That dealers form prosper- ing? No. If Marijuana was legalized, dug dealers would not be able to com- pete with the legal manu- factures and marijuana re- lated, crimes, court cases, robberies, and drug busts would shoot through the alcoholic excise tax alone. That is excluding all other drugs that have an excise tax. (Source: taxpolicy- center.org) Potentially, the govern- ment could be receiving huge returns in the taxa- tion of marijuana. "When parents are worried about their kids getting caught and not them smoking; it is time to legalize." or not. Such as, caffeine, cigarettes, alcohol, fast food, and other addictive American products. The point is: the gov- ernment isn't saying go smoke Marijuana; but what they would be doing is providing a safe way to consume cannabis with- out the horrible results of Americans obtaining the drug illegally. It isn't a question of whether people will smoke it; they already are; it is a question of whether Americans will consume this drug safely. Further- more, whether the gov- ernment and all tax pay- ing citizens will prosper from the consumption of Marijuana. will slolow in their ma- turing and speed ahead in the formation of can- cerous growths. and it's asthma T Story by: Carson Dunbar he subject of the le- galization of mari- juana has been a subject plaguing the United States for some time. This topic has risen up from the growing in- terest and demand for this illegal substance since its introduction to the drug markets in the early 60's. Since then it has become what is probably the most com- mon name in the illegal substance topic. It has been qualified by many physicians as a legitimate pain killer and numbing agent, but that is not what legaliza- tion is dealing with. Le- galization refers to the acceptance of the drug as a recreational activi- ty as common as drink- ing. Frankly, the drug has its medical and pos- sibly psychological ben- efits but for it to become an openly used narcotic that would become a publicly displayed ac- tion such as nicotine cigarettes would bring second hand smoke released into the air around can cause and spike lergic reactions in some allergy sufferers. amount marijuana users, For still developing teens, which represent a sig- nificant of it has a very negative and un- correctable affect on the brain. Teens, that means gland which is respon- sible for your pubescent development, A.K.A. al-l- Many teens think that because the lo long term effects are not imme- diately visible that this drug is safe and thus appropriate to use, but the truth is marijuana is a "gateway drug" to harder drug use. Some say this is a myth, oth- ers insist it is a fact. The truth is that link. Research there is a shows that the earlier you start using marijuana, the it affects your pituitary more likely you are to become dependent on it or other types of drugs later in life. If you use, if you are to 70% more carcinogenic hydro- carbons than tobacco smoke." many detriments to not only the high school but to the general public When inhaled the smoke from the burn- ing of Cannabis resin has many unhealthy qualities. It's smoke creates more tar in the lungs than cigarettes the gland that controls your height, and repro- ductive gland develop- ment. Marijuana smoke con- tains 50% to 70% more carcinogenic hydro- carbons than tobacco smoke. This means that your developing lungs "Marijuana smoke contains 50% thinking about using or even if you just want to know more, check out the Above the In- fluence website and get the real story and per- sonal testaments on the negative aspects of this drug. The lingering fact is that no matter how you look at it, mari- juana is and remains to be a drug, legal or not. There are no if's and's or blunts.