The purpose of this paper is to discuss marijuana and compare both sides of the issue of legalizing marijuana. ... The fact is Blacks and Hispanics who make up only 20 percent of the marijuana smokers in the U.S., but they comprised 58 per cent of the marijuana offenders sentenced under federal law in 1995.2 Critics claim that marijuana is a "gateway drug" but there is no conclusive evidence that the effects of marijuana are causally linked to the subsequent use of other illicit drugs. Statistically, for every 104 Americans who have tried marijuana, there is only one regular user of coca...

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