Marijuana has numerous health benefits and the majority of Americans are in favor legalization at the federal level. In states where marijuana is legal, alcohol abuse has dropped and there have been no indications that teens are more likely to try the drug. The prohibition of cannabis has cost the American tax payers trillions of dollars, ripped apart families, ruined people's lives and even caused preventable deaths and sicknesses. It is time for action at the federal level. Regulation will keep otherwise law abiding citizens from dealing with the black market, cripple the drug cartels' primary source of revenue, create new jobs and provide billions upon billions of tax dollars that can be directed toward education and infrastructure. Legalize Marijuana for the good of America.