Marijuana. When we first hear this word we think of it being illegal and the drug prohibition. Well, that’s not how it should be. In fact many wise men are against prohibition and I quote, “A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded,” Abraham Lincoln, 1840. Also Albert Einstein who Time declared Man of the Century said this about prohibition, “For nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced.” By just these quotes allow is enough argument to legalize marijuana. About 70 or so years ago, there was a law that said no one could sell beer, wine, or whiskey because these drinks had alcohol in them. Alcohol can make people get drunk or sick. People were then told that they die from it. So, our government deemed it a good idea to pass a law against alcohol. It was called "Prohibition." And obviously that didn’t have much success.
There are many reasons for having cannabis legalized. One of the many reasons would be how we (the taxpayers) would save billions of dollars a year if drug enforcement was lessened due to the should-be legal drug. As of 1993 on just law enforcement alone of drugs the United States spent 13 billion dollars. If we were to legalize cannabis we would save about 3.3 billion dollars thus reducing the cost of drug enforcement down to around 10 or so billion dollars. I’m sure the average American would prefer those funds and resour...