“Marijuana: Don’t Deny the Truth” Marijuana, the word makes most Americans shutter with the thought of drugs and the drug war. But, have we really sat down and looked at the facts. Without any question, I know that we have not. The actual truth is that the Cannabis plant actually has more good than bad that may come out of it. If one were to add to that statement the fact that total legalization …showed first 75 words of 489 total…

…showed last 75 words of 489 total…serious drug use, a child's first experience with an illicit drug is more likely to be with cigarette smoking than marijuana use. Despite the well-documented negative effects of tobacco use, its use and sales remain legal. Not only is the sale of tobacco legal in this country, it is also heavily taxed. Because it is illegal to sell or use marijuana, it is impossible to tax it, making unavailable an additional source of tax revenue.