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Adena Andrews

Smoke and Mirrors
The fact is that marijuana is already widely used as a recreational drug. Harsh laws, fines, and punishments have not deterred people from using it,&more than 11 million do so [smoke marijuana] regularly despite harsh laws against its use. Our public policies should reflect this reality, not deny it(www.norml.org). Marijuana should be legalized and controlled. If the government controlled the distribution and growth of marijuana it could be a safer drug. It could be a safer for users and non-users alike. The government should not fight the natural progression of society but rather change with it.
Some states have already begun the journey of change, with the help of federalism. They have created separate laws from the national government that pertain to marijuana usage. The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws states,

Since 1973, 12 state legislatures -- Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ne...