When it comes to marijuana legalization, the pros to the situation are easy. First of all, this would generate about 2 billion dollars for the state of Washington alone over the next five years. But this is of course only if the legalization of marijuana is actually passed. Some experts also argue that the price of marijuana will actually drop as it is only so high in the first place due to prohibition. Some generous estimates say that prices may drop by as much as fifty percent! For all of us smokers, this is great news as it would the double the amount that we could afford. While there are some disadvantages to the legalization of marijuana, it is mostly something that everyone would benefit from and we need to start looking at it as such. While some seem to think that this is a fix all solution to the country’s woes, more conservative people say that this is certainly not the case. It is hard to say just what will happen as a result of marijuana legalization, but the one thing that will certainly occur is a rise in marijuana usage. While many will argue that this is not a bad thing, marijuana can certainly effect people in negative ways if the user does not use it in moderation. But compared to alcohol and other harder, but illegal substances,...