Legalization of Marijuana.

I believe marijuana should be legalized for many reasons. To start off marijuana is less harmful than alcohol and cigarettes combined. Tobacco kills over 400,00 people a year and alcohol caused around 15,387 deaths in 2007. Marijuana has actually been found to help treat many diseases and disorders. Such as Glaucoma, Arthritis, Appetite loss/Nausea, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and Nail Patella Syndrome. Not only does marijuana help us medically it also could help economically. Marijuana is the most widely used illegal substance. If marijuana was legalized the government could save millions of dollars. The government would not have to pay for the thousands of jail inmates charged with possession of marijuana and they could reduce funding to the narcotics departments. The only effects of marijuana are long term and is only caused by the smoke inhalation. Marijuana is one of the safest illegal substances because there is no way to overdose. Marijuana could change the future of the medical and economical world.