One of the most popular and excessively used drugs in our day and age is the drug marijuana. Up until 1937, marijuana, also known as Cannabis sativa, was legal in the United States for all purposes. Now since then, marijuana hasn't been so accepting in our country. Cannabis sativa was banned with the passing of the Marijuana Tax Act. This law was created intentionally to stop the casual smoking among citizens and the youth (Young 1). In 1970, …showed first 75 words of 1161 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1161 total…News released poll on May 29, 1997, found that sixty-nine percent of American adults support “legalizing medical use of marijuana.” A Family Research Council survey released on June 18, 1997, found that seventy-four percent of the respondents agreed with the statement, “People who find that marijuana is effective for their medical condition should be able to use it legally (Facts 1).” Though the United States is struggling for the legalization of medicinal marijuana, statistics show that majority are rather favorable.