Wright Mills coined the idea of ​​sociological imagination. A sociological imagination is “the ability to connect the most basic and intimate aspects of an individual's life to seemingly impersonal and remote historical forces” (Conley, 2013, p. 4). Four main parts of a sociological imagination are health, structure, culture, and criticism. The issue of legalizing marijuana has both negative and positive aspects. The positive aspects are that it could help people with illnesses and diseases and the negative aspects are that people could benefit from this drug. This drug could also have physical and mental health problems if people take massive amounts of marijuana. Another problem is that the use of cannabis for religious purposes may be denied because we are worried about people abusing it. Conflict theory is “the idea that conflict between competing interests is the fundamental and animating force of social change and society at large” (Conley, 2013, p. 30). This relates to the legalization of marijuana because in one case legalizing it for medical purposes could help a huge number of people but this could allow people who don't need it to abuse the drug. This controversy is why choosing a side has been difficult