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The Legalization Of Marihuana: A Realistic Approach, Part I, Law Review Staff
The Legalization Of Marihuana: A Realistic Approach, Part I, Law Review Staff
Vanderbilt Law Review
All present indications point to an increase in marihuana use throughout the United States. Twenty-five years ago, the drug was found almost exclusively among the working class and minority groups, but the present trend has been toward increased use among people in the middle and upper income and social strata of society. As a result of this trend, the "marihuana problem" is gaining wide-spread prominence. More and more individuals, especially youth,are being subjected to the severe penalties associated with possession and use of marihuana. Not only are people becoming more aware of the legal punishments, but existing facts as to …