52% of the people in America want to legalize marijuana, and that number is rising. With countries around the world lealizing it and seeing profound results, the time for America to change is here. We are wasting millions of dollars to fight something that is no danger to us. There is no sound scientific proof that states that marijuana is as bad or worse than cigarrettes or alchohol or even regular pain medication. With proof piling up about the benefits of marijuana, the time of corrupt law making that keeps the drug illegal is over. As a democracy the government owes the people what they believe in, what will help them, and help our country. That is why we should start small as Colorado, Oregon and Washington have done and legalize marijuana in New Jersey.