We Should Legalize Marijuana in the State of Pennsylvania

Over the past 75 years, the United States has tried to prevent marijuana sales not only in the state of Pennsylvania, but across the United States of America. They have been very unsuccessful on preventing this from happening. During this time, there have been some states that have allowed marijuana to be legal in their state. Making sales legal is the answer to all prayers because the world wants to come out of this recession. 

Legalizing marijuana would reduce the flow of money from the American economy to international criminal gangs. The underground market is making billions of dollars with having marijuana as one of its biggest imports. Why don't we just get on board with this billion dollar industry? We could make so much money.

If a person were to smoke marijuana, he/she might experience the following effects: hunger, happiness, or sleepiness. 

"If (marijuana) were unknown, and bio-prospectors were suddenly to find it in some remote mountain crevice, its discovery would no doubt be hailed as a medical breakthrough. Scientists would praise its potential for treating everything from pain to cancer and marvel at its rich pharmacopoeia; many of those chemical mimic vital molecules in the human body," according to an article in The Economist (Patients for Medical Cannabis.) What makes it so different that cannabis was not founded by scientists? Tashkin continues, "Early on, when our research appeared as if there wold be a negative impact on lung health, I was opposed to legalization because I thought it would lead to increased use and that would lead to increased health effects. But at this point, I'd be in favor of legalization. I wouldn't encourage anybody to smoke any substances. But I don't think it should be stigmatized as an illegal substance. Tobacco smoking causes far more harm. And, in terms of an intoxicant, alchohol causes far more harm."

Sources:
 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/ask-the-experts/ask-the-experts-legalizing-marijuana15474/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/07/marijuana-legalization-poll_n_2257106.html

Morgan, Scott. "Top Anti-Drug Researcher Changes His Mind, Says Legalize Marijuana." Raising Awareness of the Consequences of Prohibition. N.p., n.d. Web 12 Dec. 2012.

"Patients for Medical Cannabis." Patients for Medical Cannabis. N.p., n.d. Web 12 Dec. 2012

~ Scott Clark, Rodney Hardee, Thomas Smith

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