Legalizing Marijuana

I myself am one of the many Americans who would rather my tax money go somewhere else than imprisoning marijuana offenders. Politicians must reconsider our country's priorities and look at combating violent crime instead of punishing marijuana smokers. Marijuana prohibition costs taxpayers at least $7.5 billion annually. This is an enormous waste of all-important federal dollars that should be used to improve our country.
Marijuana prohibition makes no exception for the medical use of marijuana. …