I myself am one of the many Americans who would rather my tax money go somewhere else than imprisoning marijuana offenders. Politicians must reconsider our country's priorities and look at combating violent crime instead of punishing marijuana smokers. Marijuana prohibition costs taxpayers at least $7.5 billion annually. This is an enormous waste of all-important federal dollars that should be used to improve our country. Marijuana prohibition makes no exception for the medical use of marijuana. The …showed first 75 words of 452 total…

…showed last 75 words of 452 total…spin-off industries. Why can't an adult smoke in the privacy of his own home. Marijuana is everywhere anyways and the government is just going to empty the banks in an idiotic attempt to stop it. They've been trying for years to stop it and the problems only growing. They should imply a tax and get over it. Could you imagine our economy without alcohol and tobacco taxes? I just don't know what they're waiting on.