The answer is.. it should. Why? Well, because right now there is an alternative to medical marijuana. When the government will get off the back of hemp/marijuana supporters and do their paper work it very well could become legal. If its available for patients, it should be available to the public. Not only does marijuana help for medicinal purposes, it can also be pleasureable. It would be silly to only legalize it, for one exclusive purpose.
First step is to study further, and educate people on Marjuana. Right now I personally consider it equally or less harmfull than tobacco. Most people who smoke marijuana does not experiance the dangerous substances used to create the filter of a cigerette. The filter of a cigerette is suppost to keep you safe, but if you inhale a singed cigerette filter it can be very dangerous.
People need to realize this, and most importantly that Marijuana is
NOT a gateway drug. If you ask me, alcohol is the "gateway drug". Alcohol is easier to start at an early age, and it is easier to slip in a few drinks than it is to roll a joint and not let mom and dad smell smoke. Alcohol truely makes us do stupid things.
I have a friend, who was recently hooked on crack because he got drunk. He drank since he was 13, and always hated smoke. If people think marijuana is evil, then they should reconsider their drinking habbit because marijuana can be treated and regulated in the same manner as alcohol.
Also, with the rising concern of global warming, envrionmentalism may possibly bring back hemp. I atleast want to see hemp legallized everywhere. Comparing hemp to marijuana, is like comparing a log to coffee beans. Peoples lack of knowledge, is what makes even hemp taboo, and results in killing more trees than we really need to.
