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and other forms of organized crime. Just as the prohibition of alcohol was unsuccessful and led to the flourishing of crime (much of which was violent), the prohibition of marijuana has had little more affect than causing a large influx in violent crime. If marijuana were declared legal, the trade would be taken out of the hands of the wicked and placed in the hands of legitimate producers and business owners. The legalized plant would also be able to be taxed as a governmental revenue acquiring asset and could be regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, thus providing accountability for the quality and purity of the legitimate marijuana.

For far too long the federal government has been acquiring power that it does not constitutionally deserve and it is time that the ideals of federalism and personal liberties be restored in the framework of the United States of America. The effects of a federal ban on cannabis show the damage caused when the government oversteps its bounds and attempts to micromanage the lives of its citizens. Through the illegalization of cannabis, the federal government has neglected its constitutional limits, inhibited economic and environmental success, and created a place in the market for drug lords, gangs, and violent organized crime.

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