Top 10 Reasons to Legalize Marijuana Now

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10. Hemp benefits are denied. Hemp can be made into paper, paneling, plastics, clothing and thousands of other useful products. The highly nutritious seeds can be used to make flour, cooking oil and cattle feed.

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9. Prohibition diverts billions from the needy. More than 50 government agencies feed at the drug war trough. Food stamps and other social programs are being slashed while billions are spent trying to stop adults from using marijuana.

8. Prohibition is clearly counterproductive. Guaranteeing massive profits to anyone on earth who can produce and deliver marijuana to our streets cannot do anything but assure that even more will be produced and delivered.

7. Criminalizing marijuana lacks moral justification. A real crime implies a victim and a perpetrator. Can you imagine being jailed for robbing yourself? As insane as this sounds, our government has done the equivalent by making adult use of marijuana a crime.

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1. The door has finally cracked open

After it's shown that the sky has not fallen in Colorado and Washington, other states will begin the process of legalization. And until the head-up-their-ass states put up border guards, marijuana from the legal states will eventually flow into them. At some point, they'll look at the tax money they're losing, and make the right decision.

All we need is a Federal goverment that's going to get the hell out of their way.

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2. Legalize Marijuana Now

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