as considered dignified and smoking marijuana was considered unseemly. This relationship of alcohol to dignity relates directly to the government because much of our government is made up of older citizens who experienced this segregation of drinkers and smokers. The alcohol company’s great lobbying power is very important to them, for if marijuana were to be legalized, a predicted decrease in alcohol sales would ensue, because of its preferred use over alcohol. Australia has already experienced such an event. According to surveys taken by the A.E.P.A (Australian Economic Preservation Association), alcohol sales decreased a record sixty to seventy percent. Also, as many have probably noticed, the government easily and heavily taxes alcohol. With these two branches as combined forces to benefit one another, valid reasons for marijuana’s current state don’t seem to be approaching.Marijuana has played, and yet still does play, an important role in our society since being outlawed in 1967,more so now as a basis from which to spout free spirited and un-uniformed ideas. After realizing the reasons for marijuana’s being illegal, the effect marijuana has on the body is dwarfed by the effects it would have on America’s industrial system. The issue is no longer about the health consequences, but of the political consequences. Though I disagree with the criminalization and the government’s validity of marijuana, I am, however, still forced to conform to the idea that marijuana is the root of all-evil, as stated by our fascist leaders....
