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Legalization of marijuana

I choose this topic basically because we as citizens of the United States have a basic right to make choices for ourselves as long as their actions do not harm others. Responsible individuals (Possibly at the age of 18) should be allowed to choose whether or not they use marijuana. We place a high value on the principles of individuality, liberty, and freedoms of thought and are government should stand by that.

The government is wasting our time and money by prohibiting marijuana. Taxpayers are forced to pay billions of dollars to persecute, prosecute, and incarcerate individuals while the government ignores more important issues like fighting the war on terror and the war in Iraq. Prohibiting marijuana is not an effective solution to the problems associated with marijuana use because just like when alcohol was prohibited before it caused more problems like the organized crime that supported it. We understand that marijuana, like tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs, can be abused. But the harms associated with marijuana are less than those associated with tobacco and alcohol, and they are not sufficient reason to justify making marijuana illegal.

In conclusion I think we should take a lesson from what we have learned from our history. Alcohol prohibition did not work, and there is no logical reason to believe that marijuana prohibition is a better idea. My final comment is that our government should stop taxing us for the “War on Weed” and tax the people who buy marijuana and use it for the greater cause of our country....