Marijuana is a dry, a shredded mix of flowers, steams, seed and leaves of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. People usually smoke it as a cigarette or in a pipe and it is the most commonly abused illegal drug in the United States. Marijuana can be used for more than just smoking. Its stiff fibrous stalk can be used to make lots of products, from food to ship sails. He stalk is comprised of two parts-the hurd and the bast. The bast provides fibers that can be woven into many fabrics. These fibres (also called hemp) are woven to create canvas, which has been used to make ship sails for centuries. The hurd provides pulp to make paper, oil to make paints and varnishes, and seed for food. Marijuana plants produce a high protein, high carbohydrate seed that is used in granola and cereals. Hemp oil and seed contain only trace amounts of psychoactive chemicals. Marijuana can also be used to treat glaucoma. Therefore, I propose that marijuana should be decriminalized because there are more valuable uses for it other than the common smoking of it. This petition will be sent to the government at a later date in order to get the laws to be changed. If you support this issue, please take a moment to add your signature below.