Legalize. Regulate. Educate. Medicate.

Why is something so harmless illegal?

Here are some interesting facts about marijuana! :

-No one has ever overdosed or died from smoking too much weed.
-Marijuana has been in an “official” state of prohibition since 1937's Marijuana Tax Act (in the United States). Because, among other reasons, it made white women desire black men.
-There are more medical marijuana dispensaries than Starbucks in Los Angeles and Denver. Because reefer is safter than coffee.
-The first law in America relating to cannabis was a 1619 law that actually required farmers to grow the hemp plant. Once harvested, hemp was useful for clothing, sails, and rope.
-By the mid 1930s, cannabis was regulated as a drug in every state.
-From 1850 to 1942, marijuana was listed in the United States Pharmacopoeia as a useful medicine for nausea, rheumatism, and labor pains and could be purchased from pharmacies and general stores.
-A recent Gallup Poll concluded that 52% of Americans now favor all out legalization. The other 48% are packing their bongs. And 72% of Americans view the War on Drugs as a waste of government resources.
-The first two drafts of the United States Declaration of Independence were written on hemp paper.Before its ban, hemp was a common cash crop for family farms in early America.
-About one-fourth of America’s population has tried marijuana at least once.
-A recent study proved that cannabis aids both lung and breast cancer-and does not cause any form of cancer. It only cures.
-Marijuana arrests-at 663,032 in 2011-exceed violent crime arrests by over 100,000. We call that “rubbish.”
-Marijuana is used to fight other drug addictions-most recently, in Bogata Colombia.
-Accident studies have found that drivers who test positive for marijuana often show no signs of impairment, and in some instances even may drive more safely.
-Marijuana is not physically addictive.
-Health studies have proven there are no long-term health detriments from marijuana use-only benefits. And a little short term memory loss.
-Cigarettes Kill 443,000 people a year-in the United States Alone. Vending machines kill 10 people a year. That’s 443,010 more than cannabis has ever killed.
-After collecting tax revenue from MMJ collectives for 6 months in 2011, the City of Los Angeles gained over $2,500,000 in taxes from dispensaries.
-Marijuana is NOT a gateway drug. Despite what DARE tells you, numerous studies have found it is a terminus and does not lead to other drug use.
-An estimated amount of over 800,000 people are arrested for marijuana eac
-California is the largest producer and distributor in the United States. And also the biggest loser of said product.
-52% of Americans now favor legalization,72% believe the government’s efforts against cannabis “cost more than they are worth.”
-Legalization would save the United States an estimated $14 billion per year.

Despite these facts, Marijuana remains federally illegal. BUT NOT FOR LONG…

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