Marijuana Legalization

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The importance of the issue for the legalization of marijuana is gaining importance as the use of marijuana increases. In the 1970’s, America faced a significant drug problem. Through education, law enforcement and treatment, illicit drug use was reduced in the 1980’s by fifty percent. Teenagers graduating in 1992 were fifty percent less likely to use drugs than were those who graduated in 1979. (“Marijuana as a Medicine,” California Narcotic Officers Association, www.cnoa.org/marijuana.) In 1993, after twelve years of decline, illicit drug use began to rise and it continues its upward trend. In my opinion, acceptance of marijuana as a “good” drug and its subsequent legalization will contribute to its availability and encourage experimentation with it.
Leading the fight to legalize marijuana are two groups: the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) and the Drug Policy Foundation (DPF). Both groups claim that smoking marijuana ...

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