Why I think Cannabis should be legal

I believe that legalizing cannabis and hemp is a matter of fairness in the free market – it is a legitimate product which consumers want to buy, and is far safer and less addictive than sugar, caffeine, tobacco, alcohol, prescription painkillers, artificial tanning, gambling, sex, and many other legal “highs”.

I also believe that decriminalizing cannabis and hemp for all uses is a matter of personal freedom, as well as states rights. How can we call ourselves the “Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave”, if we won’t bravely allow everyone to be free? The majority of cannabis users are peaceful people who are not hurting anyone, not even themselves. The real damage occurs when we kick in their doors, shoot their dogs, put their children in foster care, take away all of their money and possessions, incarcerate them (removing them from the workforce) and stigmatize them so that they are unable to obtain a decent wage in the future. We waste valuable taxpayer dollars incarcerating people and destroying their lives, families, and as a consequence of this, we destroy peoples’ health in the process. We do this to “protect” people from themselves? Personal freedom is important to me. Not wasting our taxpayer dollars is also important to me.

Cannabis (or, if you insist on using outdated slang, “marijuana”) is medicine. Hemp is a fiber, a food, a fuel, and more! There are even those who use it as a religious sacrament. There are many reasons these important plants should be legalized and utilized. Cannabis and Hemp have been valuable to our society in the past, and can be again.

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