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"Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual then the use of the drug itself" (R.1)
Marijuana which was farmed by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson and used as paper for the drafting of the Declaration of Independence by Benjamin Franklin, has obviously been in America since the dawn of its existence. Wayne Rasmussen states in readings: "Some colonies even made hemp cultivation compulsory and called its production necessary for the ‘wealth and protection of the country.'" (R.2) Beginning as nothing more then another "herb" America quickly turned onto itself into a billion dollar "war on drugs" to stop the sale and growth of Marijuana and other illicit and harmful drugs. Harmful? Prestigious groups such as the American Public Health Association, the Federation of American Scientists, and the British Medical Association, as well as New England Journal of Medicine editor Jerome Kassirer, publicly endorse the medicinal use of marijuana.......

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