The Need To Legalize Pot
Just in, California has become the first state to legalize pot!
Unfortunately, for all you proud owners of a two-foot-bong or a three-inch bowl,
you must have a prescription from a medical doctor before you light up. Perhaps
it's only a crack in the ice, but it is a start to a long-awaited, controversial
issue that needs to be touched upon again.
In the fall of 1996, Proposition 215 was passed in California,
legalizing the medical use of marijuana. Even though the majority (56%) voted
to pass 215, opponents plan to continue to fight the measure. It was also so in
Arizona, where Proposition 200, the Drug Medicalization, Prevention, and Control
Act, won 65% of the vote. It says that Arizona's doctors can prescribe
marijuana, heroin, and LSD for patients when there is "medicinal value"
(California 62). The passing of these two propositions has also helped the
release of prisoners convicted of drug possession (---). With jail capacity
already......
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