The Pros And Cons Of Legal Drugs

Tobacco, can give the person doing it buzzed or drunk and give them the risk of a disease. Therefore, in the long run, the person will probably regret doing tobacco.

Marijuana has been a very controversial area of legislation for years. Through the Obama years we saw more lenient laws go into place and more places allow marijuana in the United States. Marijuana in Colorado has been an especially complicated area. In the early 2000’s medical marijuana became more common. But in 2012 Amendment 64 passed which legalized recreational marijuana. Amendment 64 created by Democrats in Colorado’s Congress in 2011 did pass public vote with 1,383,139 votes due to the efforts of many politicians, the work of special interest groups, and a shift in public opinion of marijuana over time due to media and politicians.

One of the biggest questions that people always have when it comes to the drug war is has it actually been effective? Research does show that drug use is down over the last 25 years, but is that actually because less people are using drugs? According to an article by Richard Branson of CNN (Branson 2012), the United States has the largest prison population in the world with about 2.3 million people currently behind bars, with over half of those arrests being for a violation of a drug law. As harsh penalties such as mandatory minimums and the three strikes rule were implemented research shows the number of people incarcerated skyrocket. The problem with these policies were that while they were designed for the most serious of the drug traffickers,

In every school and in every neighborhood there are many people who have possessed and/or used a recreational drug. Among those who have carried or experimented with those drugs are the unlucky ones who have been arrested or incarcerated. About 1.5 million people are arrested each year in the U.S. for drug possession or use, with the majority of the arrests being made for possession ( ). This number of arrests consists mostly of people of color and the lower class that have a hard enough life that a drug arrest will make even harder. Decriminalizing drug use can greatly diminish the number of people who enter the system for drug use or possession as it would remove criminal penalties for violations of drug laws ( ).

What is Marijuana? Marijuana is the common name for the Indian hemp plant cannabis. Cannabis is a plant whose leaves, buds, and flowers are smoked for their intoxicating effects. The nicknames are boom, bud, chronic, gangster, ganja, grass, herb, kif, Mary Jane, MJ, Pot, reefer, skunk, and weed. When Marijuana is smoked, as it enters the brain, THC attaches to cells, or neurons, with specific kinds of receptors called cannabinoid receptors. This is part of a communication network in the brain called the endocannabinoid system, this system is important in normal brain development. Marijuana is very dangerous to brain development and smoking it will hurt you later in life.

Marijuana has many names like pot, weed, grass, Mary Jane etc. but it still a drug that is talked about a lot in the media. It is consumed in many ways, whether it be for recreational or medicinal use. It came from Asia and is now worldwide and is common in the United States. The legalization of marijuana is still an issue today because there are misconceptions about it. As of now twenty states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana use. Only Colorado and Washington have legalized marijuana for recreational use.

I am glad that the textbook dedicated a decent portion of this chapter to cannabis. In our country today, this is a very hot topic that results in quite a few heated debates. Marijuana is obviously very widely used, and it is easily accessible. One of the biggest debates on marijuana use is that of the health dangers and the addictive qualities of it. The textbook talks about cannabis use disorder. The number of people in today’s society that have this disorder is significantly higher than that of the early 1970s. One of the main reasons for this is that the THC is much more potent because it is grown in hotter and drier climates today.

Marijuana legalization is a controversial subject with many different problems and solutions. Marijuana has benefits and disadvantages to using it (and many viewpoints on said pros and cons) so one person cannot be the only authority on the subject. Marijuana could possibly be used as a medicine, and although legalizing marijuana could have some benefits, the action could have serious repercussions.

Although illegal in most states, marijuana remains a popular substance and it does not influence the crisis prevention professionals as the same level as harder drugs, it continue to represent a problem. The use of “pot” often finds the user lethargic, mellow, and prolonged use of the substance can lead to memory gaps and a lack of productivity. At the extreme end of substances is the one considered the most addictive and dangerous to the human body, heroin. It is problematic at a number of levels. For example, heroin is administered mostly by injection. Therefore, it is one of the most common ways the HIV virus is transmitted when not through sexual contact. Another issue is there is little to no quality control so its potency is not regulated

The position the author uses is that he believes that recreational marijuana should not be legalize. He is very clear about how he thinks that legalizing marijuana will bring more felons to start selling more drugs legally. He feels that nothing good can come up from legalizing this recreational drug. He is very strong with hi position.

Did you know that it takes 1500 pounds of marijuana, consumed in 15 minutes to overdose on the substance? Marijuana should be legalize for many reasons. After analyzing the pros and cons of legalizing marijuana, I concluded that legalizing the substance will bring the country and its people a more positive resolution, rather than keeping it illegal. The substance has been known for thousands of years, going back to 400BC, it has been used recreationally, and medicinally throughout these years. The fact that people still use it after all these years show nothing but positivity, but if you are still not convinced, no one has died through marijuana overdose. Ranging from financial gain, its benefits, and the country’s interest, legalizing marijuana will become a turning point in Canada’s history.

In my research, I wish to explore facts about the harmful aftermath about smoking marijuana, and it is not as beneficial as it sounds. Forms of marijuana were once used as medical treatments, and because of people’s abused usage of it, marijuana was banned. My intention is to inform audiences that although this narcotic drug is often being glorified, it could still be harmful because of the effects it has on a person’s state of mind. The claim of this research will be evaluation and ethical, since I’m arguing whether marijuana does damages to the human body, and ultimately, revaluating the purpose of marijuana usage. Some people think that smoking marijuana is completely harmless, and maybe even beneficial. Meanwhile on the other hand, other people hold opposing opinion, which is that marijuana will cause harm to the human body because the effects that alternate cognitive functions.

There are many dangers in tobacco. Diseases that come with cigarettes, cigars, and spit tobacco. Diseases that ruin your life, and some of them never go away. Emphysema, a disease that destroys the avoli in your lungs, is one of these diseases. It is chronic, which means it never goes away. The avoli are how your lungs take in oxygen. If you can’t take in oxygen, you can’t do things as simple as take deep breathes. Can you imagine having to stop every few seconds to catch your breath? Many cancers can be caused by tobacco, one of the worst is lung cancer. Lung cancer is caused by the growth of a tumor in your lung. This tumor destroys the tissue in your lungs. Lung cancer can put tobacco users in the hospital, and even kill them. Leukoplakia is another disease that can come from tobacco. It might not be as dangerous, but it can be the cause of cancers. Another consequence that spit tobacco can cause is hairy tongue. This happens when the papilla (hairs) on your tongue fail to fall off. These hairs accumulate,

Drugs legalization is likely to be beneficial for the government by reducing the funds of drug law enforcement. Legalizing drugs can decrease the amount of criminal activity, which probably leads to the less expenditure on salary and other assets by the curtailment of police resources. According to Miron and Zweibel (1995), in the United State in 1993, there was sixty percent of the seventy-seven thousand federal detainees imprisoned for drug-related criminal acts (cited in Cussen & Block, 2000). As a result, this possibly caused not only the increase of the tax dollars consumed in the drug wars but also the rise of police resources. In addition, while US government expended more than $20 billion annually on the war on drugs (reported by U.S

There are many reasons why people take tobacco. One of the main reasons why people take tobacco is influence. People are influenced to try, start or continue using tobacco if they see others like their family, friends and celebrities taking tobacco. Another key reason is peer pressure, people can be persuaded to use tobacco to impress others or to attempt to become popular and fit in. Health is another reason why people take tobacco; people think tobacco has more positive effects