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Marijuana is a big topic these days. Many people want to make sure that

marijuana stays illegal. Yet they do not know all the facts about marijuana.

They just think that marijuana is bad. I believe that marijuana should be made

legal.

First of all, marijuana refers to the dried leaves and flowers of the

cannabis plant, which contain the narcotic chemical THC at various potencies.

It is smoked or eaten to produce the feeling of being "high". Marijuana has

been used for thousands of years for medical, social, relaxation, and religious

reasons. Several of our presidents are believed to have smoked it. Those

presidents include Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, and many others. John F. Kennedy

smoked it to relieve his back pain. Also, many of America's great leaders were

hemp farmers. This includes good ol' George Washington. Archeologists believe

that cannabis was possibly the first plant farmed by humans.

Many people think that marijuana is addictive, but this is false.

Marijuana is less habit forming than either sugar or chocolate. When users take

marijuana, it doesn't lead to violence-related crimes. Most users commit crime

because they want to get marijuana, but this problem can be easily solved if the

government would legalize marijuana again. When you take marijuana, it doesn't

make you violent, in fact it leads to non-violence.

There has never been a case that a person died from smoking marijuana.

THC is one of the few chemic...

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