With the increase in the number of middle-class users of marijuana in the 1960s and 1970s, there came a somewhat greater acceptance of the view that marijuana should not be considered in the same class as narcotics and that U.S. marijuana laws should be relaxed. The Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 1970 eased federal penalties somewhat, and 11 states decriminalized possession. However, in the late 1980s most states rewrote their drug laws and imposed stricter penalties. …showed first 75 words of 911 total…

…showed last 75 words of 911 total…the use of marijuana are far outweighed by the positive uses of it. People must understand that this is not a recreational drug alone. Medical uses of it are extending and saving lives. If you believe violence is a result of the use of marijuana, perhaps you should try it. Very rarely is a person ambitious enough to cause trouble while “high.” So what, I ask you, is the problem with the legalization of marijuana?