Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana has been effectively prohibited in the U.S. since 1968, and has been a very controversial issue ever since. Marijuana is native to central Asia and was first cultivated some 10,000 years ago. “As early as 2737 B.C.E. in China, written accounts have extolled the use of marijuana as a treatment for malaria, rheumatism, fever, dysentery, depression, or as an appetite stimulant, or to induce sleep” (Brewer 1). Western doctors first discovered marijuana …showed first 75 words of 2066 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2066 total…stating “Marijuana will not kick down your door, it will not tear apart your house looking for drugs, and it will not lock your children or your parents away in a prison. That is the job of the authorities, the people who try to form our minds and our decisions.” Marijuana should be legal due to the overwhelming research disproving marijuana’s dangerous myths but also proving it is a very useful substance. Works Cited