Marijuana is sweeping the nation. How might this affect people’s everyday lives? Is the progression on legalization a good thing or a bad thing? In order to answer that, the people must first consider the health effects of the consumer and the economic effects of the nation. Marijuana could have both positive and negative effects on the health of the user and the economy. While marijuana does indeed have some health benefits, it also has many adverse health effects and can lead to several
Marijuana is the most valuable crop in the United States, at a value of over 35 billion dollars; it creates more revenue than corn, wheat, and soybeans combined. But it’s not the states or government that is getting income but it is criminal organizations and drug dealers that are profiting. Legalizing marijuana would benefit states by providing them with much needed tax revenue. Not only that but legalized marijuana would also put criminal organizations out of business. Legalized marijuana would
In today’s society, Marijuana has become one of the most widespread illegal drugs. It continues to be the most abused substance among adolescents. By the time these young people graduate from high school, more than 40 percent of them will have tried marijuana at least once. The main chemical used in marijuana that causes addiction and creates the emotional high feeling is called tetrahydrocannabinol or THC. This chemical is known to encourage the release of dopamine, which stimulates the area of
they are exposed to marijuana. Some people will suffer consequences due to no fault of their own when their mothers consume marijuana while pregnant. Some people will experiment in highschool without knowing the full consequences, and some people consume daily for a plethora of reasons of their own. In today’s day and age, society seems to be focused on finding positive effects of marijuana to ensure the eventual legalisation of recreational use. With so many people using marijuana as a short term coping
they like the taste, and others might use marijuana as long as it calms their anxiety. Although these substances show some positive effects, what people don’t take into consideration is the fact that both can weaken your mind and your body in certain ways. The difference between the negative effects of marijuana and the negative effects of alcohol on your body are your ability to drive, your physical health, and your memory. The biggest part about marijuana people don’t realize, is it does in fact
Marijuana is known to have side effects. One type is short-term effects like a change in mood and the other is long-term effects like having trouble breathing. In my seventeen years, I have had two people in my life that were diagnosed with schizophrenia. I believe that marijuana use has a negative effect of the lives of these patients. I consider this truthful because a small number of schizophrenic symptoms go hand in hand with the effects of marijuana. Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a chronic
Negative Effects of the Marijuana Cannabis, known as marijuana, mostly used in some special medical treatments. But undoubtedly, marijuana though many people call it a natural drug. It's going to be and never will change that it is a drug, and the drugs always will be harmful for people. Many people start consuming marijuana by peer pressure, and the typical excuse to experiment everything in this life because we only have one, so we have to live it to the fullest. However, we can enjoy our lives
Everyone has heard horrible things about marijuana. People are always saying how smoking marijuana is much more dangerous than cigarettes. But did you know, doctors are beginning to prescribe marijuana to their patients to help them? Thats right, people are discovering that marijuana can actually treat or cure many common issues or illnesses that people have. Though marijuana can help people with their illnesses, marijuana still does have harmful effects on the human mind and body. This is a very
endless debates is the use of marijuana, or cannabis in other terms. The plant has endured several controversies around the world, including its negative effects on its users. On the other hand, cannabis supporters claim the disputed plant has medicinal effects. Aside from that, several US states have already legalized the usage of the plant, mostly for medical and/or recreational use. What is marijuana? For starters, an article by Recovery.org defines marijuana as a “product derived from cannabis
Introduction: Marijuana legalization is one of the most significant and controversial issue in the American society. Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in the United State. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, there are 22.2 million people who have used marijuana in the past month (National). Marijuana is a hazardous substance that has a lot of negative effects on its users. Marijuana has long and short effects, but in this paper, I will explain the long-term effects and how