Two men sit in a jail cell both carrying out the sentence for their crimes. One of them is there for murder and the other for possessing a plant called marijuana. In the state of North Carolina, it is illegal to posses more than ½ an once of marijuana. This law does not make much sense. What is odd about this is that a plant that grows from the earth just as a rose or tulip …showed first 75 words of 506 total…

…showed last 75 words of 506 total…is not? The answer is it is not fair. Marijuana should not be prohibited. While it may be a while before marijuana is legal, in the meantime people will still continue to use it. Until the government realizes the possibilities of legalizing marijuana, it will still be a part of millions of people’s lives. It is time for the negative stereotype to be shed and for marijuana to be used to its fullest potential.