Chris....pot+legalization+in+ky

Pros:1whitehouse.gov.... Weed has medical qualities 2justice.gov..... Crime rate would go down 3http://www.easyread.drugabuse.gov/marijuana-facts.php.... Helps cure arthritis// //4drugfreeworld.org.... Helps ease cancer// //5chemistry.about.com.... eatable pot eases siesures//

//cons:1drugabuse.gov,,,,thc is addictive// //2drugpolicy.org.....it's illegal// //3thescientist.com....kills small number or brain cells// //4teenink.com....ita a gateway drug// //5refinery29.com/marijuana...it takes a lot to grow in big numbers//

//I feel marijuana should be legalized in the state of Kentucky.Why?Well cannabis, weed, pot, reefer, chronic,what ever you want to call it,is not just a drug.It is an herb first of all,a natural growing plant.The only addictive aspect of weed is the THC. But guess what....you can remove the THC with hybrid plants.//

//Eatable marijuana is oil extracted from the plant,minus the THC. It is used in hospitals and given to patients with cancer,prone to having seizures,epilepsy,etc to ease and calm the effects of the disease. Medical marijuana can be used to ease arthritis,and glaucoma as well. he// Cannabis //plant is quite hearty. It can grow up to 18 feet tall and is known to pop up along roadsides and driveways from stray seeds. Marijuana stems are thin and have thin, jagged leaves that branch into five to seven fingers.// Cannabis //flowers are small, greenish and grow in clusters.//

Cannabis// grown for industry is called industrial marijuana, or hemp. Hemp typically has very low concentrations of THC.Hemp has many uses. The seeds can be crushed for oil, food and beauty products. Hemp fibers can be used for paper, sturdy fabrics and rope. People have grown hemp for millennia.Current U.S. federal law prohibits hemp farming with few exceptions.Hemp products, however, are legal and are imported from Canada, Russia, China and other nations that allow industrial marijuana farming.

Hemp hasn't always been on the wrong side of the authorities. The Puritans brought hemp with them to New England in 1645 and Europeans were growing it even earlier in Chile. George Washington planted hemp as one of several crops at his Mount Vernon estate. However, hemp's popularity waned in America as other plants used for textiles such as cotton and jute became more widely available. The U.S. Navy briefly campaigned for more hemp farming during World War II to supply ropes for ships. But the federal government continued restrictions on hemp after the war.