Marijuana Legalization

          The use and possession of marijuana is currently illegal in the United States, except in some states where it is legal for medicinal use only.  It is illegal because people think it is harmful and can lead to other bad behaviors.  However, alcohol was at one point prohibited because of this very same reason and is now legal and abortion is legal under the notion of privacy laws in the United States giving women the right to do what they want with their bodies.  Privacy laws of the United States protect the right for a person to freely smoke marijuana for recreational or medicinal uses.