The drug Cannabis Sativa now known as “Weed” or “Marijuana” was first used in times dating back to the 1600’s for medicinal purposes and such. However, a law was passed around the 1930’s which made its use illegal.Since then a debate has sparked on whether it should be legalized or not. Americans have been a bit undecided on which side to pick. Either the liberal one or the more conservative one.It has become such a controversial matter simply because everyone has a different viewpoint on this plant,while some see benefits from it others see disadvantages.As it is obvious the more liberal type of citizens may say that marijuana isn’t addicting and that in no way can it have a negative effect in a persons life,since all it is is a plant. While …show more content…
It may be understandable why someone could see things this way and it is because in society today many people look for a feeling of freedom.Nowadays the most common gateway out of problems for people are drugs such as cannabis.People in favor of it make a good point considering that despite marijuana's addictive potential, legalizing makes far more sense than prohibition because “Under prohibition,illicit marijuana enterprises have flourished,leading to horrific violence among competitors and other steep fiscal and social costs,including racial egregious racial inequities in how enforcement has been carried out….”(Roffman) Although they make a compelling argument, Marijuana should still remain illegal. ”It’s extremely addictive for some people: if you don’t want to take my word for it ,listen to Dr.Drew Pinsky who has been working with addicts for decades…”I’ve been treating cannabis addiction for 20 years.When people are addicted to cannabis,cocaine and alcohol, the drug they have the most difficult time giving up is the cannabis.””(Hawkins) It’s not addictive for everyone,only a small subset with genetic potential for