Marijuana legalization

Marijuana legalization, It appears as if many believe that marijuana legalization could end up happening if it gets some more backing, and it is getting it. Well, Mainline Media News reported on June 28, 2013, that a bill to legalize, regulate, and tax marijuana has received major support from the NAACP and the Law Enforcement Against Prohibition.

Pennsylvania State Sen. Daylin Leach, D-17, of Upper Merion, is the prime sponsor of the bill and marijuana legalization has gotten a serious boost now.

“This is a major issue,” said Neill Franklin, executive director of the Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, who also was at the news conference. “The federal government reports that 60-70 percent of profits from illegal drug trade come from marijuana.”

Studies show that marijuana use is close to equal among blacks and whites. Still, black people are 3.73 times more likely to be arrested for the possession of marijuana, according to a report from the NAACP in June that was titled "The War on Marijuana in Black and White."

That report showed there were more than eight million arrests for marijuana in the U.S. between 2001 and 2010. With that, enforcing marijuana laws costs close to $3.6 billion per year.

The marijuana legalization bill probably won't be voted on by the Senate before the state budget deadline on June 30, 2013.