No one has ever overdosed from smoking or consuming too much marijuana.

According to an article by Melia Robinson of Independent News, in order to overdose it would take approximately 1,500 pounds in the span of 15 minutes in order for marijuana to be lethal.

Across the world we have created safe injection sites in an attempt to clean up needles off the streets.

In some areas it has been more effective than others and yet smoking marijuana on your personal time, in your own home is illegal? A plant that is clinically proven to be harmless and has medical benefits is frowned upon by past generations and some members of society to this day.

Marijuana has proven to be beneficial to cancer patients, people who struggle with anxiety, depression, insomnia and the list goes on.

From an economic standpoint, legalizing marijuana is a good thing for the economy.

In Colorado back in 2015, marijuana alone brought in more than $135 million in taxes on medical and recreational marijuana.

North America grew by 30 per cent to $6.7 billion just in 2016.

By 2021 the market is projected to increase by $20.1 billion, these are both statistics according to Arcview Market Research.

In the United States, roughly 480,000 people a year die from smoking cigarettes.

According to the Huffington Post, how many people have died from smoking too much marijuana for years and years? Zero.

In Canada 2016-17, the tobacco industry brought in $8.4 billion in taxes alone.

The number of deaths due to smoking cigarettes in Canada per year is roughly 230,000 according to Physicians for a Smoke Free Canada.

So, with all these statistics of deaths and economic rates, I have one question. Why is a plant as lethal as tobacco legal and a plant as harmless as marijuana illegal?