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Arguments Against Legalizing Marijuana

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Although marijuana has be shown to be safer than other substances and have numerous health benefits, many people do not agree with the legalization. Many believe that marijuana is addictive and is a gateway drug, but a lot of these thoughts are actually myths about marijuana. These myths are reasons people argue that marijuana should not be legalized. Marijuana has always been considered a gateways drug, but noted by Bubbins, 2017, author of "Tackling Marijuana Myths" published in University Wire, this is not true. The hypothesis about gateway drugs is that the use of a supposedly safe drug can influence the use of harder, more serious drugs. Studies show that if a person abuses one drug, he or she is more likely to abuse a drug that is chemically …show more content…

Marijuana does have short-term affects that are similar to other legal substances, but if used correctly as prescribed and carefully, it brings millions of people relief from different health problems every day. Another concern about marijuana legalization is that it will increase teenage drug use. Noted by "Speaking Out Against Drug Legalization", 1995, if marijuana wide spread and available rates of use will increase. Legalizing drugs would send a message that drug use is acceptable and encourage the use of it (Speaking Out Against Drug Legalization, 1995). Although, marijuana would be more available, teenagers would still get their hands-on marijuana if it remained illegal. Legalizing marijuana would insure that teens are not buying and using marijuana that could be laced with other dangerous drugs. Legal marijuana would be safer for teen consumption. No matter if marijuana is legalized or not, teenagers are going to use it. Underage drinking is a huge deal in today's society, yet alcohol has not been made illegal. Not legalizing marijuana will not stop teenagers from using but marijuana legalized will make a very

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Furthermore, minors could get their hands on marijuana, leading to it disrupting their brain growth. Finally, marijuana would increase safety issues for the state, because it affects the way people 's CNS(central nervous systems) works. One of the reasons marijuana should not be legalized is because it is a gateway drug. NYLN(2015) says that

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Many in favor of legalization would state that marijuana has minimal health risks, is not addictive, can treat many major illnesses. One interesting statistics suggests that the legalization of medical marijuana actually lowers the abuse or experimentation of marijuana use in youth. Also, legalization of marijuana in all states suggests an overall decline in crime rates. One can assume that legalization would provide necessary medical treatments for those who need it, less abuse of marijuana use, and a lower crime rate involving drugs. It has been said that marijuana is safer than many other drugs that are already legalized, and marijuana has never killed anyone from an overdose.

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The opposition’s final argument against medical marijuana is that marijuana is a gateway drug. Although marijuana itself is not a gateway drug, it may be associated with other drugs because of individuals who abuse drugs in general. There is no evidence that proves marijuana a gateway drug. However, scientists believe the addictive nature of individual drug users is caused by that user 's environment and personality (MIRIAM BOERI). Many people may choose marijuana first because of the short lasting effects.

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According to the text “The Sociology of American Drug Use”, nature theories suggest that initial drug use and drug addiction results from intrinsic character. Humans possess an instinctual understanding of what is ethical and what is unethical, what is right and what is wrong. Discussion grounded in human nature are often controversial and unpopular academic circles. For an example as children grow older, they try different things. They learn that they can experience different states of consciousness by huffing fumes such as glue while they are at school or gasoline while they are pumping gas.

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There has been controversial theories developed to define whether “Gateway” theory is the single hypothesis to explain drug phenomena and solution for increased drug issues. “Gateway” theory depicts pattern of drug use which has a sequence started from legal drugs such as alcohol and tobacco to partially legalized Marijuana which eventually proceeds to illegal polysubstance drugs like Methamphetamines, Heroin and cocaine (Kendal, 2002, P.1). At the same time, there are other factors to consider drug sequences and causation to proceed to hard core drugs. Some researchers argued that legalized drugs using in early teenagers and adulthood period changed to biology, sensitivity and approach towards the hard core illicit drugs in later life. Currently

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People saw only what alcohol can do negatively to people back in the 1920s-1930s which caused people to view the drink negatively, and that's also what happened with Marijuana. People see marijuana negatively only because teenagers tend to abuse it for a fun Friday night or for the feeling. Marijuana has real positive results when use medically. The fight against prohibition just proved that we cannot limit what people can and cannot do to be under the influence when positive effects are involved. When people drink, it doesn't have to be because of alcoholism, and when people smoke, it doesn't have to be just to ¨get high¨. Marijuana also has many benefits we don't even know about yet, and if it gets legalized widespread across the United States imagine how much we will be able to discover about it and its uses just from human curiosity.

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Conflicting Points of View There are two opposing sides to how marijuana is perceived. When evaluating a problem, effective investigation requires that both sides of an argument be objectively examined. In this way, the benefits and the costs of using marijuana can be evaluated. One side believes that the government must not control the use of marijuana (Roleff, 2005). This side claims that no one has ever died from a marijuana overdose, that marijuana is no different than alcohol or cigarettes, that marijuana could be a safer prescription than other medicines, that marijuana is not addictive, and that laws that ban marijuana have created a black market, which has led to street and gang violence.

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For schools, this will take away from valuable learning time which can lessen their knowledge from lack of education. These students are learning about marijuana, how accessible it has become, how to say not to marijuana, and the consequences, but instead they could be learning math, english, or science. After marijuana is legalized there will be a greater need for drug rehabilitation facilities and treatment centers. Eventually, marijuana users will become addicted and face medical issues. These people will need to attend a rehabilitation or treatment center to help them go back to a normal life.

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Let’s talk about one of the most common responses today to this question, “it’s a gateway drug”. Is that really true? To my surprise, not quite so. In fact, “the majority of people who use marijuana do not go on to use other, "harder" substances (NIH, 2017)”. Another thing I hear is that marijuana is addictive.

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More adolescents today believe that marijuana is not harmful, that it cannot damage their minds and will not affect their future, as it is acceptable now. Several large observational studies suggest that using marijuana, particularly in the early teenage years, can increase the risk of developing psychosis. Studies have shown that the effect of marijuana is one of the causes for a decrease in grades, high school dropouts and lack of ambition. More adolescents are smoking marijuana, then cigarettes, studies show. Once we legalize marijuana it will be more accessible for kids to find.

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Some people might think legalizing marijuana, that it will stop drug trafficking. Other believes that marijuana should be legal because it brings about more drug abusing. Where I am in this argument is that I disagree with that marijuana should be legalized. The reason why I oppose with this side of the argument is because when marijuana is legalize people would start abusing, start trafficking to different countries, American gangs, and how marijuana can affect your social life as well. One of my reasons of why legalizing marijuana is a terrible idea, is that once marijuana is legalize people are going to think that it’s ok to use marijuana.

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People are against marijuana due to their lack of knowledge on the subject. Marijuana goes by many names, including pot, cannabis, weed, bud, herb, etc. They may believe it’s bad because it can affect the body’s respiratory system and other organs in the body. However, marijuana affects everybody differently. It has been proven to help people with cancer, and other chronic conditions and diseases.

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People believe that if marijuana is legalized users will get addicted. Marijuana use disorder become what is known as addiction when “the person cannot stop using the drug even though it interferes with many aspects of his or her life” (“Is Marijuana Addictive”). Although addiction is a problem, out of all the people who use marijuana, only 9% become dependent on it (“Is Marijuana Addictive”). Also, opioids and painkillers are very addictive as well, and they can lead to an overdose resulting in death. The second concern is abuse.

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This subject has been debated numerous times over the past few years. People’s points of view and researches about the topic have varied greatly. Some people believe that marijuana should be legalized, while the rest feel should stay prohibited. Proponents of marijuana argue that there are numerous medical benefits and that the drug is not more harmful than tobacco or alcohol. On the other hand, opponents argue that marijuana is too dangerous; its legalization would increase the chances of the drug falling into the hands of teens and that marijuana use often progresses to the use of more dangerous drugs like heroin and cocaine.

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On this topic some people think marijuana should be legalized while others do not think this drug should be. From the side of people that want marijuana legalized, some people just think its cool to use. Some people think that taking the drug is having no effect on them and will not have an effect on them. People think that using this drug is not addictive. For the side of people that do not want marijuana legalized, smoking weed can translate to not doing well in school.

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