Should Marijuana Be Legalized?

I think Marijuana should be legalized. I think it should be legalized because it is a natural drug that comes from the Earth. If it comes from the Earth I believe it should be good for you. Some hospitals have used this before but most people are hesitant on it. I believe it should be treated as any other drug. It should have to be prescribed and if someone gets it not prescribed to them they should be punished for it.  If they legalize it people will feel better when they are prescribed to take it. I believe people feel guilty right now when they are prescribed it because everybody thinks marijuana is a bad thing. If you legalize it then people who take the drug won’t feel so bad when they take it. I believe in today’s America if someone is seen taking Marijuana they are perceived as a bad person. I don’t believe these statements should go through the people’s minds in America. I understand that people can take the drug for the wrong reasons but you can do that with any drug. People take drugs for the wrong reason in anything from sports, television to everyday life. Legalizing Marijuana would be like legalizing any other drug. I believe if alcohol is legal so should Marijuana. They both are claimed to do bad things to you so then why should alcohol be legal and not Marijuana? I think the consequences when caught being drunk and driving and high and driving should be the same. I think if you legalize it less people will be in jail also. A lot of people go to jail for being caught with this drug. So if you legalize it then it will get people who have done nothing wrong out of jail. This will get cops that are looking for marijuana users off of that and onto more important matters. Also if you legalize the drug fewer teens will use it because they won’t feel as cool because they know it’s illegal. Legalizing it would also make gangs not have to sell it. If American companies sell it then it will help our economy and also gangs would stop selling it because the people would know they could get the same thing legally and not get arrested. As you can see from this paper legalizing this drug will keep people out of jail and the people that need to use the drug will not feel so bad when they use the drug they are prescribed. I believe if marijuana is legalized it will have a lot of beneficial effects.