Marijuana is a schedule one drug that brings a feeling of euphoria and bliss, providing happiness to those who consume it. A typically common debate about marijuana is whether or not marijuana is a gateway drug. According to Oxford Dictionary, a gateway drug is a drug that isn't addictive itself but belittles the idea of how bad other drugs really could be, leading to potentially more harmful drugs. Thus, with marijuana supplying generally satisfactory feelings to the mind and body this may cause a person to lose thought of how bad drugs can be, use marjiuana and hard drugs at the same time and, the possibility of living a life with substance abuse.
Thus, marijuana is a drug that brings pleasurable and enjoyable feelings to the mind and body, and with these being the effects it could cause one to move onto harder drugs risking a life of substance abuse. *possible thesis statement, come back once you've established all your points the way you want it*
Marijuana is a drug that can be consumed many different ways ranging from ingestion to inhalation. The effects brought upon one who chooses to consume it are described as “pleasant euphoria” and give a sense of “altered perception…” (come back to citation). As mentioned previously, marijuana is a schedule one drug. The United States Drug Enforcement Administration defines a schedule one drug as a
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In the past marijuana has been mixed with wine and used as an anesthetic. “200 CE In China, cannabis was used as an anesthetic during surgery. Surgeon Hua Tuo ground cannabis and combined it with wine for patients.” (come back to citation). This goes to show that at one point marijuana wasn't strong enough itself to put someone out so it needed to be mixed with alcohol to strengthen the effect. Marijuana is a drug that is giving the wrong idea of what being high truly is, and it belittles the idea of how horribly things could go when trying harder