Why Marijuana Should Not Be Allowed In Schools

35.1% of 12th graders have smoked pot in the past year 21.3% of 12th graders have smoked pot in the last 30 days 16.6% of 10th graders have smoked pot in the last 30 days 6% of 12th graders say they use marijuana every day 81% of 12th graders say it would be easy to get marijuana Only 32% of 12th graders feel that regular marijuana use is harmful

This has led many teenagers to switch over to marijuana and by legalizing it the switch to a safer drug would continue and it would also make it cheaper than other illicit drugs. This correlation can be seen with the statistics provided by the NIDA 2011 study. 25% of teens surveyed said they tried marijuana at least once last year and 6.6% of 12th graders admitted to smoking weed daily. Marijuana use has been the highest since 1981, but at the same time cigarette and alcohol usage have reached historic lows. 11.7% of U.S. teens reported having smoked a cigarette in the last 30 days, compared to 12.8 percent in 2010. Also alcohol usage has reduced, the proportion of 8th graders reporting any use of alcohol in the prior 30 days has fallen by about half (from 25% to 13%), among 10th graders by more than one third (from 43% to 27&, and among 12th graders by about one fourth (from 54% to 40%).

The University of Michigan “annually survey in 2010 ” identified that adolescents nationwide, will start using drugs from 8, 10, and 12-grade use drugs, which include alcohol, Tabaco, marijuana, and other drugs; the survey shows the increased of marijuana use among high school seniors to daily basis. Consumption is the highest in comparison with the previous study nearly 65% of those students use marijuana as their primary drug of choice.

The article I chose to read was Daily marijuana use among U.S college students highest since 1980. I chose this article because I felt a lot of young people are smoking on the daily bases and I wanted to know what others were saying about marijuana use. What I learned from the media is that the use of marijuana is not the only issues in college student drug taking. A lot of college students are also taking amphetamines. They are taking these drugs because they do not feel that they are not threating drugs as others are. With the rise of these substances there has been a decrease in drinking, synthetic drugs, and smoking cigarette. The decrease in cigarettes are being paired with an increase in e-cigarettes and hookahs. Knowing this information

Marijuana is a popular and universal drug. It is easily accessible to most people and is the number one illicit drug used in North America. Although the availability and knowledge of this drug is fairly equal for all people in North America, marijuana tends to be more prevalent in teenagers and young adults. Maisto, Galizio, and Conners (2004) reported that "use of marijuana [in young people] was 8.0% among those aged 12-17; 16% among those aged 18-25," as compared to "6.8% among those aged 26-34; and 2.4% among those 35 and older." People of all ages, races, and religions use marijuana and have their own reasons to use it. Young people first try marijuana because of some common reasons. Some teenagers feel pressured by their peers to

Although marijuana use was decreasing in 1977, recent studies show differently today. According to an Article written Bridget M. Kuehn (2013), the opposite results are occurring with media’s positive portrayal of marijuana’s benefits ―do to debate on its medical uses. Marijuana use is now on the rise, with The National Institute on Drug Abuse reporting a steady claim since 2006 (p.429). Kuehn (2013) Writes, “20.6% of twelfth graders view[…] occasional use as harmful and only 44.1% see[…] regular use as harmful [the] … lowest level of marijuana harm perception among High School seniors since 1979” (p.429). What is the cause of this change in attitude? Some people feel that it is the media to blame.

Marijuana is by far the most commonly used illegal drug. Statistics show that over 70 million Americans have tried Marijuana and over 20 million smoked it last year. So it is safe to assume that although marijuana use may decrease in the years to come, as

of young people that use marijuana is still on the rise from year to year. Yet still surprisingly,

Although it seems that a lot of people use marijuana, a majority do not. According to The National Survey on Drug Use and Health in 2013, only about 7.5% of the United States population reported using marijuana during the preceding month. Although this number could be lower than the actual statistic due to underreporting, it points out the issue that marijuana is really not used by a majority of the population (Lachenmeier & Rehm, 2015). Lachenmeier and Rehm also found that marijuana has the lowest risk of mortality and is safer than alcohol and tobacco. Furthermore, marijuana has been found to be not as relatively non-addictive. A large-scale survey published in 1994, asked more than 8,000 people ranging all ages about their drug use. Findings indicated that for those who had tried marijuana at least once, only about 9% eventually fit a diagnosis of cannabis dependence. Alcohol, cocaine, heroin, and nicotine (in order from lowest to highest) all had a higher percentage of diagnosed dependence than marijuana (Wagner & Anthony,

The use of marijuana can also cause student’s to forget and miss assignments, which is yet another factor that increases a student’s risk for poor academic performance. When a student starts to become dependent, they don't see their drug use as a problem, especially when marijuana is so prevalent among college students. At this stage, students continue use despite negative consequences. Students should be aware of the dependency issues that are associated with marijuana and decrease their use as soon as possible. If drug use continues, academic performance will continue to

But who are the consumers of marijuana anyway? In the United States alone, nearly half (49 percent) of Americans admitted to trying cannabis, while 12 percent have used it within just this past year, and those numbers are steadily increasing. A recent nationwide survey from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) revealed that 18.9 million (7.3 percent) of Americans 12 to 17 years old had used marijuana in the prior month.

Attitudes about marijuana usage are dynamic amongst college-aged individuals. Additionally, marijuana use is influenced by many outside factors, such as timing and rate of exposure, familial factors, educational goals and expectations, and social norms and influences. Emerging medical claims about marijuana’s potential medical benefits further influences the climate around marijuana usage. These factors are contributing to an increased need to understand how college students perceive marijuana usage and also the effects potential marijuana usage may have on them and their life outcomes.

Marijuana use among high school seniors in the United States has been on the rise causing greater concerns for addiction and health concerns among teenagers. According to the CDC, in 2010, marijuana use among high school seniors rose to 21.4%, with 25.2% being male users and 16.9% being female (Health, United States, 2011, 2011). This shows a steady increase every year starting in 2007 where 18.8% of high school seniors were using marijuana, with 22.3% were male and 15.0% were female. Ages as young as 12 years old also showed the same statistical trends, even in Middle Schools.

In a survey of more than 216,000 teens, results indicated that marijuana use is drastically falling. Along with this, the number of pot-related problems is going down with it. It's possible that this is just one of the many positive effects of legalization but maybe kids these days have certain distractions to curb their drug appetite. VR porn might be the culprit.

During my eighth grade year I had a close companion who I continuously found doing weed in the bathroom. At first I did not say much due to my ignorance; however I did take notice of all the negativity that seemed to surround weed. Thereafter I would occasionally mention how deadly smoking weed could be and expressed my distaste for the smell. Yet, everyday during fifth period he would slip out of class to go and smoke a joint. Even though my companion's beliefs and approach to life differed from mine, they later helped me to be more open to others ideas and perceptions.