Marijuana has been a subject of debate in the United States. Many states even the nation's capital have began taking steps into legalizing the plant. Marijuana has a bad reputation into being a detrimental drug due to past events. I call upon the state of Ohio to join the cause into legalizing marijuana because of the many benefits. According to drugpolicy.org, Marijuana was first introduced into the country after the Mexican Revolution. These Mexicans immigrated to the United States and bought into the country their customs and traditions. One of these customs was using marijuana as muscle relaxer and the medicinal plant. However, the immigrants referred to the plant as "marihuana" and this was a foreign term to American citizens. The media …show more content…
However, so little was spent in tobacco prevention. Smoking addictions are the leading cause of multiple cancers and causes 443,000 deaths per year ("CDC: States make billions from tobacco taxes and lawsuits, but spend little on smoking prevention"). In my opinion, cigarettes are proven to kill and are still being sold on shelves in stores and now the Center for Disease Control and Prevention does not have the needed money to push out tobacco rehabilitation or prevention programs. If the same efforts were used to push out the good side of marijuana by the C.D.C and marijuana was taxed at the same level of cigarettes, the people, the government and the C.D.C can benefit. The people will have the option to purchase marijuana for recreational use and unfortunately, have the option to purchase cigarettes. The government will make money off of both cigarettes and marijuana and the C.D.C will have more than enough money to help tobacco addicts and rehabilitation programs. Making marijuana legal will not only have a financial benefit but a lawful one as