Ever since marijuana was first introduced to the United States in the 1600's, the small plant has been surrounded by conflict. Despite numerous medical accounts stating the medicinal properties in marijuana, concerns regarding the legalization of marijuana, even for medical purposes only, has left Congress struggling to reach a decision. Although there are many health benefits, the United States has been having a hard time adjusting to the fact that medical marijuana is a good thing. If our society and judicial system could just look to the scientifically proven benefits of marijuana and realize that the use of it for medical reasons only is a necessary thing, it would be sure to be legalized nationwide.
In 1937, Congress passed the Marijuana Tax Act, putting a tax on the distribution and possession of marijuana. It was established to restrict the number of people possessing and using the drug, which was said to cause "murder, insanity and death". This belief in the "evils"......
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