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…marijuana. The Gallup Poll recently reported that seventy-three percent of Americans are in favor of removing the federal law against marijuana. Numerous studies show that marijuana has positive therapeutic uses for people suffering from AIDS, cancer, glaucoma…

…that there are probably about seventy million Americans who have tried marijuana . A law broken by seventy million people in one country may be in need of some revision. Rates of consumption are rising, and the number of current users among twelve to seventeen year olds…

…and is on a rise in all age groups (Canadian marijuana related statistics, 2003). So why is marijuana still illegal if it has so many positive factors? Marijuana should be legal because it is a multi-billion dollar industry, it is beneficial to medical patients…

…of marijuana will bring a lot of much needed cash into the country. The third reason why marijuana should be legal is because marijuana is used as a medical treatment. According to MPP.org, marijuana is used medicinally for treating symptoms associated…

…for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Dubbed the "Principles of Responsible Cannabis Use" this document contains what the organization considers acceptable use of marijuana, and is based on five principals. The first principal is, only adults will be given the option…

…) found that 54% of those control medical marijuana availability and 44% have already broken the law by obtaining marijuana illegally. 'Thirty-four states letting patients with certain conditions smoke dope' (Foreman 25). States such as Texas, California…

…that federal law does not permit medical use of marijuana. The battle over medical marijuana is by no means over, and we must continue to dispel ignorance and promote research and exploration of the possible uses of medical marijuana. The actions of special…

…at which HIV positive individuals develop clinical AIDS or other illnesses (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, Statement on the Medical Use of Marijuana). Marijuana is not only used for "Wasting Syndromes." It has also been clinically…

…hallucinogens such as LSD. There is no established medical use for marijuana or any other cannabis preparation. In the United States, its use is a crime and the laws governing marijuana are similar to those regulating heroin. Many authorities now urge…

…than God-given constitutionally protected rights. A way to look at marijuana in a positive point of view is to look at it for its medical purposes. In 1972, the federal government had an extensive research of marijuana and found…