In a speech to the Illinois House of Representatives, on December 18, 1840, Abraham Lincoln said, "Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our …showed first 75 words of 1795 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1795 total…the ?Drug War? and see the economical benefits that marijuana can offer. The opponents don?t have strong arguments to why marijuana should be illegal. Most are just combating the proponents? arguments. The best argument is that marijuana has the same negative effects as alcohol and tobacco and this just makes them look like fools for not criminalizing alcohol and tobacco. If marijuana has the same negatives as alcohol and tobacco why are they legal?