Recently, I have been studying the complex issue of marijuana and those who propose its full legalization. Its a very interesting subject, and it tends to take a rather Labyrinth-like road. However, those who propose marijuana legalization basically rely on two simple arguments. And when you examine these basic arguments, you find that the case for full legalization is weak indeed.

The first argument runs something like this: "If we were to fully legalize marijuana, there would be fewer arrests, and thus, a lot of strain would be lifted from the judicial system." This argument makes no sense. Should we legalize murder because then there would be less arrests? Just because legalization would lessen the load on our law enforcement doesn't mean that its the right thing to do.

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