How Does Marijuana Affect Teens

Teens tend to think marijuana use is no big deal, but they're wrong April 20,2017, Laura Hanby Hudgens, “Teens tend to think marijuana use is no big deal, but they're wrong” was published by the Washington post. The author’s main argument revolves around teens and the use of marijuana. Marijuana is one of the most abused drugs in the world. “While teenagers might be binge-drinking less and having less sex than the previous generation did, marijuana use among teens, which had declined from the late 1990s through the mid-to-late 2000s, did on the rise again. This is a problem because, despite our culture's increasingly casual attitudes toward pot, research suggests that marijuana use can damage the developing teen brain”. Teenager’s agree

The author asks where are edibles marijuana coming from? Marijuana edibles are being homemade by who is under 21 that is not legal to purchase it for themselves, and who is over 21 that prefer marijuana edibles. But that being said anything a teenager needs that’s illegal for them they going to find the source to buy it from or to get it for them. The author also states that “The legalization of marijuana in some states has made it easier to get pot, and it seems to be changing attitudes about the use of this drug. The National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that the less harmful teens perceive a drug to be, the more the use of that drug increases. Since pot is legal, many kids may believe it can't really be harmful”. Teens would disagree about this quotation because teens that smoked marijuana and eat edibles know and see the way how it can affect people in different ways. The author did a good job arguing about the use of marijuana and the impact it has on teenagers brain ,because when someone is intoxicated and high they can’t remember what took place .Teenagers should avoid the use of marijuana because their brain hasn’t fully