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There are many pros and cons of legalizing marijuana. This site gives a bit of more information on what these pros and cons are. For example, Marijuana is no more harmful to a person's health than alcohol or tobacco, which are both legal and widely used, and regulated by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, and Some Americans believe that marijuana ingestion is immoral, and that their moral standards should be required of all Americans.

Article stating both sides of legalizing marijuana. Talks from several perspectives

Some of the pros of legalizing marijuana are that it can be taxed, law enforcement could be doing more productive things with their time and that whether one smokes it should be their own decision. Some of the cons include that marijuana could possibly lead to other drugs and that long term use could be harmful.

The article's focus is mainly on Colorado and Washington's choice to legalized marijuana. Explores some of the side effects of the decriminalization of marijuana.

The first page is a history on marijuana and goes over what it is, what it does, and why it was banned in the first place. The second page explains the pros and cons behind the social reasons, law enforcement reasons and fiscal reasons of legalizing marijuana.

The DOJ announced it will not prosecute marijuana crimes when state laws have declared them legal. Gives a brief overview of states which have laws legalizing marijuana use. Also gives brief overview of how states regulate the drug.

On this website I found great information what states have already decided to legalize marijuana and the reasoning behind it. The site states that the Obama administration is allowing states to implement medicinal marijuana laws without any federal interference. Of course the website also lists each state that is more than likely to legalize marijuana and the reasons each state has for doing so.

What Ethan Nadelmann believes President Obama's words on the legalization of marijuana mean. Quotes from an interview President Obama did with Barbara Walters.

This journal discusses the push for medical marijuana and how patients should be permitted access to marijuana. The many medical uses of marijuana are examined.

The harmful effects that marijuana causes and the reasons why it should be kept illegal.

This article is written from a pro-legalization of marijuana standpoint. The author compares the drug to alcohol and concludes that it is less harmful.

Marijuana is now being legalized in many states and it has zero chance of overdose. This sites explores the pros and cons.

This talks about how marijuana is a personal freedom. The reason being that you can not overdose on it, and it can't cause harm to you.

This article highlights the effect legalizing marijuana has had on Colorado's economy. It also visits the federal versus state legalization issue. And lastly, touches on which states already have legalized marijuana, and which states will be voting on it in the near future.

There are many reasons, good and bad as to why legalizing marijuana. Potentially dismantling of The Black Market. But can cause many issues within our country.

At first I was skeptical as this website is titled "Honest Marijuana," meaning it is dedicated to the idea of marijuana and may be biased. After further reading the page, I saw that the name is true: It is really honest on BOTH sides. It involves both the pros and the cons, and can help people build an argument on whether it would be better to be legalized or not.

This article talks about the reasons why drugs (of all kinds) should be legal. It talks about how legalizing drugs could potentially make streets safer and would aid in preventing prison overcrowding. It also brings up how legalizing drugs would free up police resources, unclog the court system, reduce official corruption and how it could cripple organized crime. It also talks about how legalizing drugs can prevent the contraction of AIDS and other diseases and prevent the erosion of personal liberties.

I do believe marijuana should be legal due to so many people using the drug even though it is illegal. It definitely would prevent prison overcrowding and if alcohol is legal and kills people often, why can't marijuana be legal?

The "War on Marijuana" has been a complete and utter failure. Instead of The United States wasting Billions of more dollars fighting a never ending "War on Marijuana", lets generate Billions of dollars and improve the deficit.

While a popular section of our nation supports legalization, the Executive branch of government still holds the power to legalize the drug. Attempts are being made to reclassify the drug for medical use.

This gives us full insight on the pros and cons of the legalization of marijuana. Also, this site gives provides links to other sites that deal with the topic of legalizing marijuana.

The article talks about the reasons why Marijuana should be legalized.

This website is pro-marijuana legalization. It provides the history and background of Marijuana, as well as why it should be legalized. It includes statistics and research backing up their case.

Statistics and pros ad cons for the legalization of marujuana

The article talks about a bill that would allow people over the age of 21 to allow marijuana for personal use in Hawaii. More bills like these are expected to be proposed in other states despite how local authorities might feel about it.