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We all know that it is long overdue. The time to legalize marijuana is now.

Marijuana is the third most popular recreational drug in America (behind only alcohol and tobacco), and has been used by nearly 80 million Americans. According to government surveys, some 20 million Americans have smoked marijuana in the past year, and more than 11 million do so regularly despite harsh laws against its use. Our public policies should reflect this reality, not deny it.

Marijuana is far less dangerous than alcohol or tobacco. Around 50,000 people die each year from alcohol poisoning. Similarly, more than 400,000 deaths each year are attributed to tobacco smoking. By comparison, marijuana is nontoxic and cannot cause death by overdose. According to the prestigious European medical journal, The Lancet, "The smoking of cannabis, even long-term, is not harmful to health. ... It would be reasonable to judge cannabis as less of a threat ... than alcohol or tobacco."

Enforcing marijuana prohibition costs taxpayers an estimated $10 billion annually and results in the arrest of more than 829,000 individuals per year -- far more than the total number of arrestees for all violent crimes combined, including murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault.

-Much of this info was sited from www.NORML.org

Links to Petition the Government on Marijuana Reform

Americans for Safe Access - Advancing Legal Medical Marijuana Therapeutics and Research.

Petition Online - Legalize Marijuana Petition to the Federal Government.

Petition Online - 2007 Reform Marijuana Laws.

The Petition Site - Legalize Marijuana Petition.

If you know of any other quality sites to petition the government on these issues feel free to contact me with suggestions and I will add them to the list.


Links to other Sites that Support Legalization of Marijuana

NORML - Marijuana Law Reform, NORML.

Legalization of Marijuana - Resource of legalization of marijuana information and links to the best related websites.

High Times Magazine - High Times Magazine homepage.