Marijuana for years has been classified as a schedule one drug, which means that is it highly abusable and has no medical benefits. This has been proven wrong on multiple occasions and disregarded by many states. Some only have it legal for health benefits, while other have it legal for consumption if you are of the appropriate age. Many wonder why marijuana in legal in some states but not in others, and that's where i come in to tell you why. Marijuana was first brought to the Americas in 1545 by the Spanish and was later reintroduced by the British in 1611 where it became a cash crop along tobacco according to Narconon. By 1890 cotton had replaced hemp as a major cash crop in the south and has lost its popularity. By the early 1900's …show more content…
Although more states have it listed as an illegal substance then ones that have it listed as legal, more and more states are starting to legalize it or decriminalize it. States that lean red in elections also tend to have bad views on the drug so they tend to have it remain illegal while states that lean more blue tend to have it legalized for at least medical use if not recreational. So marijuana has had a rough past and is having a bumpy road right now, but that doesn't mean the future isn't bright for all it has to offer. Support for the legalization of marijuana has grown tremendously since the 1950's according to Leafscience. Now more than 50% of the American population think it should be at least legalized for medical use with a large portion of those people also being for the legalization of it all together. The government has also warmed up to the idea of legalizing marijuana pointing out its benefits in the medical field and its high tax revenue prediction. A lot of "experts" predict marijuana could even be legalized nation wide in the next five years according to the