The Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana is a drug that comes from a variety of common hemp known as cannabis indica. The much more potent hashish is also derived from the plant cannabis indica. What is sold on the street as marijuana, hemp, weed, pot, or bud are the dried leaves and the flowering tops of the plant. The primary psychoactive component in marijuana is the trans-delta-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC. By 1937, marijuana had become illegal in 46 states. …showed first 75 words of 1367 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1367 total…the lack of scientific studies detailing marijuana's medical value, the discovery of cannabinoid receptor sites provides the basis for an important event in marijuana's eventual legalization (Gettman 29). In the bible, it states, "I have given you all the seed bearing plants and herbs to use" (Genesis 1:12). If most of the society accepts and believes what is stated in the bible, how can a seed bearing plant put on earth for us to use be illegal?