In the early 1900's, the governments in North America realized that alcohol and other types of drugs popular at the time were being abused and thought it may be a good idea to criminalize their use to stop the problems it caused. Legislation was introduced and made into laws, outlawing alcoholic beverages in 1920 and Marijuana in 1937. It took our government 13 years to admit that these laws were a total failure and reversed most of them. I think it is time to change the remaining failing prohibition laws and let the tax payers decide for themselves what to consume. I believe in the theory of legalizing freedom. I don't believe in the government protecting the consumers from themselves. For some unknown reason they decided to keep nicotine legal in the forms of cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, and snuff tobacco. Our government decided that they could create new taxes on these drugs since they may not have been aware of their dangers and habit forming tendencies. These new taxes could help pay for all the new federal government jobs that were created. Caffeine the active drug found in coffee and soft drinks was also ignored. Alcohol was already being produced in stills in back yards around the country and occasionally someone got sick or even died from bad alcohol. Marijuana and cocaine were mostly used by either the rich or the minorities whereas alcohol was by far the drug of choice at the time.

 As legislation prohibiting consumption of alcohol was repealed, it was typically replaced with regulation restricting the sale of alcohol to minors and imposing excise taxes on alcoholic products. Since then, the amount of accidents caused by alcohol intoxication has DECREASED. 

This is not a text to show you some facts, but to demand that Canada should legalize Marijuana. Marijuana should not be called a crime or a drug. Marijuana is a plant that is 100% natural and has no chemicals or other substances in it like other drugs today such as: crack, cocaine, meth, heroin, acid/LSD, bath salts... This is the only drug that will not harm the human body in anyway. It has even been proven to be beneficial for the human body. Marijuana is better for people than cigarettes, and yet those are still legal. It's the best 100% natural pain killer that people will not get addicted to. This is the only drug that does not have any serious or life threatening injuries involved in it. No one has ever died while on marijuana. No one has ever committed suicide while on marijuana so why ruin people's fun when it is healthier than cigarettes, junk food, and alcohol. Now I think that i have made some very valid points and arguments on why marijuana should not be a crime. So why not consider what I have said and take this seriously? Thank you for taking the time in reading this text. AND PLEASE SIGN!