When a law is composed or amended there are consequences that affect America; both positive and negative. A survey conducted in 2006 conveyed that only 32% of people were proponents of marijuana legalization and double the percentage opposed. A new study shows that the statistics have changed for the worse. A recent 2015 survey confirms that 52% of people are in favor of marijuana while 44% are against it( ). Marijuana should be proscribed because it is an addictive gateway drug, hazardous to communities, and also severely affects work ethic.
Although it is overlooked as a “soft drug,” marijuana is highly addictive. Over time, overconsumption of the drug can cause changes in the brain that lead to addiction. According to the 2013 NSDUH, marijuana was responsible for 4.2 million of the approximated 6.9 million Americans dependent on or
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Law enforcement officials and emergency room doctors have stated that there have been increasing safety issues in Colorado since the legality of marijuana. Many hospitals say they are treating increasing numbers of children and adults ill from potent doses of edible marijuana. Also in January of 2014, Colorado State Patrol started tracking the number of drivers pulled over for driving while stoned. Since then, 12.5% of drug or alcohol related citations were issued to marijuana-impaired drivers. “I think, by any measure, the experience of Colorado has not been a good one unless you're in the marijuana business,” said Kevin A. Sabet, executive director of Smart Approaches to Marijuana. Sabet later went on to state “We’ve seen lives damaged. We’ve seen deaths directly attributed to marijuana legalization . We’ve seen marijuana slipping through Colorado’s borders. We’ve seen it getting into the hands of young teenagers.” Each of theses statements should be cautionary lessons for other states tempting to loosen marijuana