Two Sides Of Marijuana

The legalization of marijuana is a very debatable subject, some people think it is bad and should be illegal, and some people think it is good in some ways if used properly. It should be legal because it has few negative effects, it serves other purposes than getting people stoned, and it is better than other drugs.

Studies have proven that marijuana is no more harmful to a person’s health than alcohol or tobacco. Every year, tobacco kills roughly 390,000 people, alcohol contributes to 80,000 deaths in America and marijuana contributed to 0; no deaths from marijuana have ever been recorded in US history (Abovetheinfluence.org). When smoking tobacco, the user inhales tar, nicotine, carbon monoxide, and 200 other known poisons into the lungs (Abovetheinfluence.org). All forms of tobacco, including cigars, pipe tobacco, snuff, and chewing tobacco, contain the addictive drug nicotine, and can also cause cancer. Alcohol alters a person's perceptions, emotions, movement, vision, and hearing. Alcohol plays a role in at least 50 percent of traffic deaths, about half of murders, and about 25 percent of suicides (Abovetheinfluence.org). Marijuana side effects include delusions, impaired memory, hallucinations and disorientation, which are no different from the side effects of alcohol alone.

Marijuana should be legal because it has several medicinal benefits, does not cause as much harm as alcohol or tobacco, and has been used by several dignitaries. The origins of marijuana date clear back to before recorded history, but the earliest written mention of it was in 1500 B.C. in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, titled the Rh-Ya. Emperor Fu also appears to have mentioned it in 2900 B.C., claiming that cannabis was a very popular medicine that possessed both ying and yang. It’s also mentioned several more times throughout history including usage in the Book of Exodus, Bhang (an Indian drink made of cannabis and milk), and possibly even in Bible. It was medically referenced in several places including Ancient Greece, Egypt, and China. Marijuana was made illegal essentially in 1937 by the Marijuana Tax Act. There are a few considerable reasons That it should be re-legalized, however.

People who smoke marijuana tend to be less aware of their surroundings. They slow down mentally and physically. They won’t be able to pay attention in class. This will ultimately make their grades drop. It can also lead to worse drugs such as meth and crack.

Marijuana is illegal in most cities in our country because of the effect it has on the human body. When marijuana is inhaled, THC is released into our bloodstream, brain, and organs. THC levels affect parts in the brain that focus on pleasure, memory, thinking, and coordination. Due to this, marijuana can cause long term damage to one’s brain. Or at least that’s what they want us to believe. There are no real cases where someone has suffered severe

In out society drugs are considered to be addictive and lethal. People tend to abuse drugs regardless of their side effects. In many cases government agencies regulate their use. Also there are drugs that are illegal to use, produce and sale. One of those illegal drugs is marijuana. For thousands of years, marijuana has been used to treat a wide variety of sickness. It became illegal in 1937 under The Marijuana Stamp Tax Act. This act prohibits the use, sale and growing of marijuana. It was made illegal because no one understood why smoking marijuana made people feel the way they did and because appropriate researches had not been conducted about it. Though marijuana remains illegal

Marijuana is illegal for a lot of reasons, but the main reason is it’s hurtful to your health especially. Marijuana has become one of the most commonly abused illegal drugs in the United States and on the earth. Those who believe in legalizing marijuana for medical or general use do not realize the great cost of marijuana and that it’s not because of its prohibition, but the costs resulting from the use

marijuana is no longer the "Devil's Weed" it was once thought to be, its long-term effects

It's destructive to the learning performance, memory, and attention span. It has insidious side effects including lung damage and cancer risks. It also impairs ability to work, drive, and make clear decisions, not to mention, the lack of motivation, depression, and paranoia. In addition, "daily marijuana use has been associated with a doubling of the risk for psychosis. The most common type was a brief acute organic reaction characterized by mental dulling, distortion of time, dreamlike euphoria progressing to fragmenting thoughts, and hallucinations. More potent marijuana can cause even more severe reactions" (Baum 16). This means marijuana has tremendous costs on those who use it as well as society. The effects of marijuana abuse on an individual can be substantial, but the costs to society are innumerable. The effects can be felt in the rising of health care to increased insurance premiums. As the number of marijuana users increase, the number seeking medical attention also increases. In addition, being treated for various illnesses caused by marijuana abuse, results in missed days at work. Productivity levels fall not only because of absenteeism, but also as a result of impaired abilities. Workers under the influence of marijuana suffer from cognitive disorders that hampers their productivity. Further, as a social problem, marijuana costs society billions of tax dollars every year in an effort to obliterate drugs.

Marijuana should be legal because it’s a medicine. It can help people killing cancer, help people feel more relax, have better mood, and it made people go sleep easy. Also it doesn’t lead to lung cancer. Marijuana should be illegal because it will affect our body like brain damage, it can lead to heart attack and heart disease. And also it will lower crime. Marijuana feels good and feels high but inside your body it will mess up your body. Marijuana is bad for peoples because it can lead to heart attack , and rate of crime will get lower. And also it will make America Great Again.

People start smoking Marijuana at a young age and they don’t realize how much damage it is causing to their body. It kills your brain cells and people think that because it is grown and it doesn’t have any chemicals in it, then it’s harmless. It isn’t harmless because it can cause so much things that are horrible in your body. It may take people awhile to realize what Marijuana can cause and the effects from it. The drug is illegal for a reason.

Marijuana has been shown to improve the lives of many people. This amazing plant has shown to have significant health benefits, has caused less harm than tobacco and alcohol. With that the only reason that marijuana was criminalized was to further spread racism in the U.S.

    Marijuana has been illegal for many years now. There obvious reasons why it has been illegal, and those are the reason that I am going to explain. The first reason why marijuana should be illegal is because it is perceived as addictive. The Under Controlled Substances Act of 1970, this act is classified as a schedule 1 drug on a high potential for abuse. This comes from people who buy the marijuana and get hook on to it and become potheads. This causes marijuana to take over their lives. Its funny because this happens with alcohol to

Marijuana is a drug that has been used for medical purposes and as a relaxant for thousands of years. If one was to ask a marijuana user how it makes him or her feel, one may receive answers like, “It makes me calm”, “It enhances my creativity”, “It stimulates my mind” to name a few. How can a drug as so describe possibly be illegal in the United States? Well it all started when Mexican immigrants came into the United States after the Mexican Revolution. They introduced the recreational use of cannabis to the states. Americans considered the immigrants to be low class citizens and they demonized marijuana, making claims that it was the cause of many of the Mexicans frowned upon ways. Thus the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 was enacted which outlawed

While Cannabis use can be very effective in relieving pain and relaxing a person it has many negative effects. Marijuana use is a danger in the way it impairs the way your mind creates memories. When driving your judgment is altered and not many would appreciate if someone under the influence is on the road. Another way is the effects it has on a person’s lungs causing respiratory illnesses. Not only that, but Smoking marijuana is a factor to poor education outcomes from that smoker. Marijuana can be a very unpleasant thing to think about especially when you start to think about what it does to your mind.