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/^t/In brief, legalization of marijuana is not an act against society or its members. Before it is done however, people should learn about its true values. Besides, there is no reason why marijuana should not be legalized while amphetamine or morphine - drugs of similar effects, though much stronger - appear on the list of legal medicines. On the other hand, neither alcohol nor cigarettes are neutral to our bodies. Nontheless their production and trade are legal and run by state. After all, it would not be fair to imprison somebody for at least three years for smoking "grass"! Anyway, there would not be enough place in all prisons for all the "smokers".