For several decades the legalization marijuana has been a very controversial topic. There have been increasing costs spent on the war against marijuana and countless dollars spent on rehabilitation, but the problem still exists. Marijuana is a mixture of leaves, stems, and flowering tops of the Indian hemp plant "Cannabis", and may be smoked or eaten for its hallucinogenic and pleasure-giving effects. Marijuana has not been proven to be physically addicting but, psychological dependence can …showed first 75 words of 1706 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1706 total…of unknown dosage and quality from a corner dealer. With no revenue from marijuana sales, the drug dealing profession would lose its hold on Canada and the violence that surrounds drug deals would gradually disappear. The government spends over $400 million of its budget yearly on drug enforcement however they have only been able to arrest 1% of drug users. Legalizing marijuana will not only save the government millions of dollars but benefit society as a whole.