Many Americans think that marijuana sales help pay for the war on terror, but millions of Americans still smoke pot every day even though it is illegal. So what should we do?
First, why is it illegal to use marijuana? In the 1930s, William Randolph Hearst, who had a lot of money in the timber business, testified to Congress about how bad marijuana was. He said things like, "It makes people go crazy and eat each other." At this time, not many people even knew what it was, so Congress made it illegal so people wouldn't go crazy.
In reality, many paper companies were thinking of switching from using trees to making paper to using hemp because it was cheaper, easier to grow, and better for the environment. Hearst stood to lose millions, so he used his power and testimony to help get marijuana banned in the United States.
Now that we know why it was made illegal, we can see that making it legal in the United States would not only stop terrorists from smuggling it into the country, but it would also give us an alternative to cutting down millions of trees every year to make paper products that can be made better from hemp.
Hemp can be used for a huge number of things, but because it is illegal, we can't use it.
During World War II, hemp was used to make parachutes, ropes, and parts of uniforms.
Marijuana can now be used to ease pain, some of the side effects of cancer treatments, and the effects of getting old.
It has been shown to stop Alzheimer's from spreading and relieve the pressure behind the eyes caused by glaucoma. It can also ease the pain of migraines and the side effects of cancer treatment.
But until the US sees how much money it can make by making it legal, it will stay illegal.
This is a lot like how online casinos work in the United States. The US was sending billions of dollars out of the country, so the government had to do something to keep the money in the country. They did this by banning Online Casino. I think that one day, the government will figure out how to use online casinos and online gambling instead of just banning them.
At some point, the US will realise that the best way to stop money from leaving the country is not to ban marijuana or online casinos, but to enter the market and compete.
If the United States did what Amsterdam has done, the government would not only make billions of dollars in taxes from the sales of marijuana, but the economy would also grow thanks to all the tourists who would come to visit.
The truth is that legalisation is going to happen anyway. People's attitudes have changed so much in the last 30 years that when the younger generations start to take over, marijuana will become legal because they know that making something illegal only makes the market for it bigger.
