Marijuana Reform

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Marijuana Reform

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Cultivation of marijuana in the United States date back 400 years ago Marijuana cultivation for fiber continued in the United States through the turn of the 20th century . In the 1920s and 1930s marijuana was recognized as an intoxicant . Between 1920s and 1930s the exaggerated accounts of violent crimes allegedly committed by the African American immigrants intoxicated by marijuana were popularized by the federal bureau of narcotics which was newly formed and tabloid newss Marijuana Tax Act

was approved in 1937 by the congress and was based entirely on the propagandas and misinformation (Ruschmann , 306 . Despite many years of criminal prohibition in the United States marijuana remains the third most popular drug of choice for recreation . According to the federal government figures it is estimated that more than 70 million Americans have smoked marijuana at least once in their life According to 2000 government report it is estimated that over 10 million people are regular smokers of marijuana (Booth , 101

On the other hand contrary to government propagandas most of the marijuana smokers are citizens who abides by the laws , contribute to the communities and work harder to raise their families (Booth , 107 . These individuals in most cases are not involved in crime problems and therefore treating them as criminals is a form of injustice . Enforcement of laws against marijuana has had negative consequences since at every 45 seconds or less a marijuana smoker is arrested and therefore places a heavy...