Should Marijuana Be Legal This is a topic that has become a bit of concern amongst people in the past few years. Marijuana has been illegal since the early 1900’s, but lately scientists have figured out that there are some uses of marijuana that could benefit people in need, people who are sick of deadly diseases such as aids, multiple sclerosis, and cancer. These are all diseases that are hard for anyone to go through, …showed first 75 words of 1297 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1297 total…long as it doesn’t directly harm someone else. We should be allowed freedom of choice just like Lincoln said, “And prohibiting this freedom strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded.” Source Page . Musto, David F. Opium, Cocaine and Marijuana in American History. Scientific American Journal 1991: 40-47 . National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse. Marijuana: a Signal of Misunderstanding. Washington: GPO, 1972. . Schlosser, Eric. Reefer Maddness. Atlantic Monthly Sept. 1994: 84-94