Marijuana should be legal in all 50 states because it has benefits for certain medical conditions and it is not lethal. There are no specific amendments that prohibit or regulate the use of marijuana in medical or recreational purposes. For medical purposes, it has been proven to help with numerous illnesses and diseases. For recreational purposes, it has been proven to be safer for most people than alcohol and other substances. If marijuana were to be legalized, it would be a good thing because millions of people are already using without legalization, so legalizing it would allow more people to use it and for them to use it in a more positive manner. Marijuana is also relatively easy to reproduce so running out of the medical marijuana treatment would be very unlikely. Also, it costs states millions of dollars to keep fighting the legalization so it would save lots of money if it was legalized. …show more content…
However, there are federal and state laws which often conflict with each other. The federal law does not recognize state laws, which means someone can be prosecuted even if the state they are in has cannabis legalized. One significant passing that aided marijuana users was prop. 215, also known as the Compassionate Use Act of 1996. It is a California law that allows people to use cannabis. It was passed with 55.6% voting in favor and the remaining 44.4% were against it. Due to this success, various dispensaries legally offer many forms of the marijuana for recreational or medical purposes for an inexpensive price, and in certain states, citizens do not have to worry as much about being prosecuted for the use of