Rubish 7fiction statement, this is an idea that has been presented in a moral fashion. Anytime morals are involved it is an uphill struggle to change someone’s views. Another important question that needs to be addressed in the debate of legalization is how effective is the current policy on marijuana? The fact that the possession of these substances is ground for arrest and conviction only serves to increase the cost of the marijuana. This in turn only makes it more profitable for the drug dealers (McWilliams 64) .The more the government cracks down on marijuana the more dangerous and greedy the people who deal in it will become. This only furthers the negative ideas currently held about marijuana. As with the Mexicans the substance itself will be synonymous with the people who are involved in its illegal trafficking . It seems almost ridiculous to compare marijuana with some other kinds of drugs such as cocaine, crack and heroin. How can the government put the same classification on these drugs as on marijuana? A teenager who is smoking marijuana at a party can receive the same harsh sentence as a crack dealer who runs a whorehouse across the street from a church. This may sound like an exaggeration but it is true. The government keeps contradicting itself in its laws also, doctors realize the potential for excellent medicines derived from marijuana and THC. They conveniently found a way around the problem, they introduced a pill that contains concentrated amounts of THC it is called marinol. This pill actually contains 10 times the amount of THC that an average joint has. Marijuana is a class one drug, marinol was given a class three rating which means a prescription can be given over the phone (O’Neil F7). ...
