“All Mexicans are crazy and this stuff [marijuana] is what makes them crazy,” (Anonymous, 1927). Although marijuana has been seen as a malignant substance that causes insanity, the specific reason why it became illegal still remains unknown. Most Americans assumed that marijuana was illegal due to the process involving scientific, medical, and government hearings that it served to protect citizens from the dangerous drug (Guither, 2011). However, the United States should fully legalize marijuana because it has its benefits in improving society. The debate over legalizing marijuana is not a new phenomenon as it has been an ongoing controversy in the United States. By 7000 – 8000 BC, marijuana was legal and used in textiles, food, incense, textiles, and ropes (Guither, 2011). Marijuana remained legal until Mexican-Americans smoked it and brought the plant with them during the Mexican Revolution of 1910. California then initiated the first state marijuana law that outlawed hemp preparations (Guither, 2011). Furthermore, Latinos and black jazz musicians were also involved with marijuana, which played an essential role in the music scene. A 1934 newspaper even wrote in an editorial that “marijuana influences Negroes to look white men in the eye, to tread on white men's shadows, and to look twice at a white woman” (Guither, 2011). Based on history, racism has become the charge against marijuana. The history of marijuana influenced the United States' decision not to fully legalize marijuana today. Legalizing marijuana is still a concern because the United States has failed to recognize the potential benefits of marijuana. Some states have recently legalized a small portion of marijuana for medical purposes only. People who oppose the legalization of marijuana have never had the chance to understand the benefits of marijuana. They should take into consideration that the legalization of marijuana could create great changes in the world. The current interest in legalizing the use of marijuana has led to two arguments: the entry of people into the field of drug abuse and the insistence that people believe that marijuana is not a harmful drug compared to alcohol and tobacco (Bloomquist, 1967). With the strict laws prohibiting the use of marijuana, people have decided to use their own methods to obtain marijuana illegally. This type of criminal behavior leads police to arrest individuals for marijuana violations (Bloomquist, 1967). This convinces advocates to believe that current laws have limited and violated people's constitutional right to smoke marijuana instead of tobacco or instead of drinking alcohol (Bloomquist, 1967).