h denies students who've received drug convictions federal aid for college; harm reduction and club drugs, engaging communities affected by the War on Drugs, international drug policy, and zero-tolerance policies on campus. Prohibition does not help the country in any way, and causes a lot of problems. There is no good evidence that prohibition decreases drug use, and there are several theories that suggest prohibition might actually increase drug use. One unintended effect of marijuana prohibition is that marijuana is very popular in American high schools. Why? Because it is available. "You don't have to be 21 to buy weed -- marijuana dealers such as myself don't care how old you are as long as you have the cash. It is actually easier for high school students to get pot than it is for them to get alcohol, because alcohol is legal which is regulated to keep it away from kids." A student who wishes to remain anonymous informs me of. If our goal is to reduce drug consumption, then we should focus on open and honest programs to educate youth, regulation to keep drugs away from kids, and treatment programs for people with drug problems. But the current prohibition idea does not allow such reasonable approaches to marijuana; instead we are stuck with 'DARE' police officers spreading lies about drugs in schools, and policies that result in jail time rather than treatment for people with drug problems. The government tried prohibition with alcohol, and that failed miserably.In conclusion, Marijuana should be legalized because there isn't enough proof or reasoning to label it as a bad thing. I think if God made it we should use it regardless of what the government thinks. Maybe someday they will see it my way after all....
