According to government figures, nearly 70 million Americans have smoked
marijuana at some time in their lives. 18 million have smoked marijuana within the last
year, and ten million are regular smokers. Almost all of the people arrested for marijuana
are arrested for possession. And because of harsh federal and state penalties, these people
may be sentenced to lengthy jail terms. This is an abuse of drug laws in a great nation. The
marijuana laws need to be reformed, and the war against marijuana rethought.
One reason these laws need to be rethought is for medicinal purposes. Most people
think marijuana is a dangerous drug that can kill. This is true if taken in heavy doses but
that's also true for aspirin, alcohol and ibuprofen, which are all largely legal. Doctors have
discovered that under controlled and medical supervision, marijuana has is "one of the safest
therapeutically active substances known to man" says Dr. Grinspoon, at the University of
Florida. This is......

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Title: Marijuana Reform
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