Editor,

After reading the article on the legalization of marijuana, I was let down. One article was a brief, vague and weak argument on why to not legalize marijuana. It was followed by a narrative, that after reading a few times, still has no point, nor does it address legalization/decriminalization. Therefore, I would like to send this out to educate and debate the other side.

First, Frank Male has an issue with the fact that legalization would increase government bureaucracy. We are in a horrible economy; people are getting laid off left and right. In a worst-case scenario in which the government can't afford to create jobs, let farmers, gardeners, florists, anyone start growing. It's agriculture. Unlike cigarettes and alcohol, marijuana is a plant. It grows. It's ready. If corn got you high, would you have the same problem?

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