Legalize Pot

• Anti-Legalization Arguments
• Controlled Substance Crimes and Penalties
• Facts and Views on Cannabis
• Federal Controlled Substance Act (CSA)
• Illegal to Grow Cannabis?
• Legalization of Marijuana
• US Federal Law Punishments

Currently, it is illegal to grow or possess marijuana in plant or drug form in the United States. Some states allow using weed for medical reasons.

USA has spent astronomical sums of cash on fighting world-wide production of drugs, including weed. According to USA's Federal Controlled Substance Act (CSA) marijuana is categorized as a category I (or Schedule I) drug. Schedule I drugs include heroin, LSD, methamphetamine, mescaline and marijuana. CSA claims that Schedule I drugs, including marijuana have the least accepted medical application and the highest potential for abuse.

Countries Where Marijuana is Legal/Illegal

Argentina (rehabilitation for possession instead of jail or fines)
Australia (possession and consumption of small amounts of marijuana and prescription heroin is legal in Western Australia)
Belgium (you can't sell or carry over 5 grams; can't have more than 1 plant at the time)
Bolivia (possession illegal; no inclination towards legalization)
Brazil (possession illegal; attorney general proposes to end jail and fines, substituting mandatory rehabilitation)
Britain (marijuana is considered a lowest Class C drug; most possessions would be given only a warning)
Bulgaria (as of March 15 2004, a person can't be punished for possession of "single-use" quantities)
Canada (for medical use; fully legal in Ontario)
Chile (possession illegal; some support for decriminalizing, but no formal proposals)
Colombia (small quantities of all drugs legal; permitted dose for marijuana is 20 grams)
Ecuador (possession illegal; no move to decriminalize)
Netherlands (allowed in coffee "smoke" shops)
Paraguay (possession illegal; no move to decriminalize)
Peru (possession of small amounts legal; judges decide what constitutes "personal" amount)
Portugal (possession is legal)
Swizerland (hemp shops sell buds as incense)
Uruguay (possession for personal use not penalized; law does not specify quantity for "personal" amount)
USA (allowed for medical use in: California, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Washington, DC)
Venezuela (possession of up to 20 grams not punished; abusers must go through drug treatment program)