The legalization of Marijuana.

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Daniel Tomarch                                                                                                                  Speech 101

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The Legalization of Marijuana

 The word "marijuana" has risen a concerned eyebrow in almost every American home today.

 Those that oppose legalizing the use of the plant automatically believe its use is to smoke it, but

 those that do not choose to use marijuana are thought to be in favor of keeping it illegal.

 Opposing views on the subject of decriminalizing the plant has caused much controversy over

 the past twenty years and still remains an important issue. The legalization of marijuana in the

 Unites States would drastically reduce crime in our cities and form a more productive society

 through its positive uses.

 

The war on drugs deals with every level of society. Every year, the U.S. government spends

 large amounts of money to control drug use and to enforce laws enacted to protect society

 from the dangers of certain drugs. Some argue that the fight against drugs is not needed and

 

that society has already lost the war on drugs and the only way to remedy the problem to end

 most of the fighting altogether is by decriminalizing the use of marijuana. William Buckley says,

 "Pot is harmful, but people should not go to jail for smoking it".  Buckley was a

 college professor at Columbian University and admitted to smoking marijuana on a national

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 television show in 1973. At the time Buckley was quoted to say, "There were a half-million

 arrests due to pot use in 1973 respectively -this makes the realization that there has been a

 breakdown in communication between the public and the police".  Over two

 decades later, Buckley's words still ring true today. Just eight years later an author speaking on

 the legalization of marijuana summed up the feelings of "anti-pot laws activists" by saying,

 "Decriminalization is supported by an increasing number of responsible persons who are

 seeking a rational and humane solution to ...

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