This seems so simple to me, If the scientific community widely agrees that Marijuana has a medical purpose then why is it still Schedule 1 (Highest priority of danger) while Methamphetamines and Heroin are Schedule 2? The definition of schedule 1 states that the drug has absolutely 0 medical usefullness or application. This is totally backward and makes no sense, regulate and tax it and focus your time and efforts on cracking down on prescription drug dealers. As for those of you talking about visiting trauma units, the government allows alcohol and cigarettes... Do you receive an alarmingly high amount of Marijuana related accidents compared to Alcohol or your oncology departments diagnoses of different forms of lung cancer? Those are both legal in our country. Why then does it follow that while Alcohol is legal, Marijuana is not? What is your non fallacy filled argument for that? Just make it Schedule 2, as it CLEARLY has medical uses as proven by numerous studies on its effects on inflammation and nausea.

I completely agree with you Libertarian Joe. Not to mention, that if it is leagalized and taxed and monitored by the government, there would be less chance and cause for major dealers and cartels to lace it, which is the biggest reason for any death related to the drug. Plus, one of the biggest draws to doing drugs is the fact that it is not legal. Like most, once you are of legal age to do something, the appeal wears off because the excitement of maybe getting caught, is gone. Make an age limit just like cigarettes . I think it should be leagal and I don't even smoke it

I think that the vast majority of Americans have had enough of this prohibition nonsense. When the government forced the marijuana prohibition onto us in 1937 they promised that it'd eliminate marijuana use and make people safe. But after more than seventy years it hasn't achieved either of these goals!

In fact by shutting down the legal supply of marijuana while at the same time being totally incapable of curbing demand for the herb, the government has created a massive black market for marijuana that draws drug dealers into our neighborhoods and makes our children LESS safe.

We should NOT have laws that create more harm than what they prevent! It is unconscionable for our elected officials to perpetuate the failed prohibition on marijuana that *increases* crime and *decreases* the safety of our children!!

We need to END the marijuana black market and the easy access kids have to marijuana by letting stores sell legally-grown marijuana to adults at prices low enough to prevent illegal competition. We need to legalize marijuana like beer and wine!

its so dangers! give us a break marijuana is tracked to the start of man as med. and rec. use. its a peace maker, the government is the evil that they place over our eyes. legal or not i will stand and smoke. people who smoke need to stand up and fight for our right to toke. those who are standing up stand strong. soon there will be too many people stand for the government to say no and say ok. WE THE PEOPLE make this government a government we have the right to say yes to a no

I think it should be leagle.the power to make a desition like this should be left to the state, not the fed. there should be no law aginst something that grows out of gods eath.alcohole and cigerats are more dangerous ten weed.