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For many years, marijuana legalization has been an immense controversy in the United
States. It all started in the 1970’s when the drug first became a problem to the country. The
federal government has a ban on this substance from being used. Although the federal
government has a ban on the substance, the states have the power to make their own laws. A
main question in society today is whether the federal government should be able to ban the use
of marijuana aside from what the state laws are. The federal government should not have a ban
on this substance for many different reasons.
The federal ban on marijuana began in the 1970’s. The federal government was aware of
the drug but had no evidence that it could cause any harm, therefore they did not think to ban it.
The belief of marijuana not causing any harm took an abrupt turn when there was an incident
