HEMP - A POLICY ANALYSIS ON THE LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA

Today there is a great debate on the legalization of marijuana. Although the legalization of marijuana is of great importance, this paper is not an argument for the legalization of marijuana. This paper is simply an analysis of the current policies regarding marijuana. This paper discusses the contradictory policies the United States has adopted. The federal government has made marijuana illegal due to the fact that marijuana can be easily abused and it does not have any medical value whereas 14 states in the United States have legalized marijuana for its medicinal purposes. It is clear that the states and the federal government have two compelling arguments in regards to their decision for their policy, but their policies are contradictory. This paper attempts to define which policy is the most valid to end the debate on the legalization of marijuana.