Legalization of Marijuana

Marijuana is a natural herb that was used by Americas first inhabitants. This substance is used for religious purposes, in which the followers are instructed to use marijuana. Just like Christianity and Judaism instruct their followers to drink wine on certain occasions, some Hindus, Buddhists, Rastafarians, and members of other religions use marijuana as part of their spiritual and religious ceremonies.( Bouril, www.canabis.com) These people deserve the freedom to practice their religion as …

…daily- a sample that represents less than 1 % of all marijuana users. This study concluded: 1. Learning impairments cited were subtle, minimal, and may be temporary. In other words, no real proof of learning impairments exist. 2. Long term memory was not affected by heavy marijuana use. 3. Casual marijuana users showed no signs of impaired learning. 4. Heavy alcohol use was cited as being more detrimental to the thought and learning process than heavy marijuana use.)(Earleywine, Marlatt, pg 56)