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one of the biggest legal debates today centers around the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, which also leads to the debate on if it should be legalized officially (at least here in California, which just passed). It has already been legalized in Colorado and Washington State, but has yet to catch on in most other states.
A long time ago it was (and still is) considered to be a gateway drug to other, more harsh and addicting, drugs, but research has not supported that claim over the years. There is no doubt that it can produce an addiction, but more of a mental one than a physical one. Furthermore, the medical benefits are showing to be efficient, especially controlling pain in terminally ill patients (cancer, HIV, etc.), and can be beneficial for chronic pain, it even helps with insomnia, by helping one to fall asleep. That being said, it is also a "hallucinogen" that alters your perception, so do you really want this to be legal on the streets (so to speak)? Please post an initial claim to where you stand on this issue (legalize it or do not) and why you feel that way.