This November, voters in Alaska will vote on an initiative to legalize marijuana. The Alaska Hemp Initiative would allow people to possess and grow marijuana for personal use. According to the text of the bill, marijuana would be regulated in a manner similar to alcohol. The fact that over 40,000 people signed the petition to put the initiative on the ballot shows that there are many people who have come to realize the abundant flaws in American drug policy. The support for the AHI shows that there is a significant amount of people that think marijuana should be legal.
Some people think that drug laws are important so that drug dealers can be put in jail.
Without a doubt, drug dealers can be dangerous people. They might carry guns or use illegal means to ensure their profit. Marijuana may be the cash crop of many drug dealers. However, the fact that marijuana, as well as other drugs, is illegal is what causes the phenomena of the drug dealer. If marijuana were legal, it would be sold in stores by people operating under the protection of the law.