The road to legalization - The ignorant prohibition of cannabis

As support toward the legalization of marijuana for both medical and recreational uses rises, questions about the history and legitimacy of its prohibition are being brought to light. Though cannabis has been used by humans for almost 5,000 years, the past 80 years of its existence have been filled with controversy, crime and misinformation. Yet, the underlying intent behind the prohibition of cannabis — though hidden behind the guise of public safety — holds racist, xenophobic and disingenuous sentiments. As these intents become more integrated into public knowledge, the general attitudes — at least of Americans — toward cannabis have changed drastically.

In the past 15 years, the percentage of Americans who support the legalization of cannabis has grown by almost a fourth, increasing from 31 percent in 2001 to 58 percent in October of 2015, according to a Gallup poll. However, support for legalization is nothing new. Since the 1960s,...

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