Legalize it

“Legalize it – don’t criticize it
Legalize it and I will advertise it”
-From the song Legalize it by Peter Tosh

Once again we return to the controversial topic of the legalization of marijuana. Marijuana is demonized in the media eye as addictive, but alcohol and cigarettes are just as, if not more, addictive than marijuana with none of the health benefits.

“It’s good for the flu,
It’s good for asthma,
Good for tuberculosis,
Even umara composis”
-From the song Legalize it by Peter Tosh

Marijuana has been used to treat all of these things in the past and currently serves the medicinal purpose of treating AIDS and cancer patient. Despite the benefits that could be pasted along to the average consumer marijuana remains illegal in this country and alcohol and cigarettes are not. It is hard to believe that something, smoking a cigarette, which kills more than 400,000 Americans annually, is considered to be less dangerous than marijuana. While the only benefit that can be said for alcohol consumption is that a glass of red wine a day is good for your heart.

“Legalize it – don’t criticize it
Legalize it and I will advertise it”
-From the song Legalize it by Peter Tosh

When used in moderation, marijuana is no more dangerous than alcohol or cigarettes. By legalizing marijuana we as a nation will also reap the other benefits from the hemp plant. The most surprising of which is hemp oil, which is very effective as fuel and could be used as an alternative energy source.

All I am saying is, legalize it – don’t criticize it.