Marijuana Legalization Marijuana laws and regulations should stay in tact and keep the use of Marijuana out of the hands of the public. Marijuana steames from a plant called Cannabis which produces other drugs such as hashish or hash oil. Although most people believe that marijuana is a safer alternative to most drugs, that is not the case. Marijuana can be almost as detrimental as cigarettes and has many bad side effects making marijuana less safe and should remain illegal to insure the health of today. Colorado, Nevada, California, Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Washington have all legalized marijuana for recreational use. But this legalization has hit a few bumps in the road. So does this make you want to legal marijuana in your state …show more content…
Is it someone cool smoking a joint? Is it your favorite character from That 70’s Show maybe John Bender and the rest of The Breakfast Club? Well try to get that image out of your head because, directors portray marijuana as a drug that makes you all giddy and happy and that’s virtually all they think. But do you actually know anything informational on marijuana or just what you have pictured in your head from the media? Because marijuana has many side effects that are harmful to the human body. Some of the mental effects such as temporary hallucinations or paranoia have been provided by the media but,marijuana is also linked to creating more mental health problems such as worsening depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts. Most would argue that smoking marijuana helps with mental health problems though according to Cross-sectional studies “Cannabis use increased the risk of later DSM-III-R major depression fourfold in a 15-year follow-up of 1,920 adults in the United States. Follow-up of a community sample 736 adults from upstate New York showed that earlier marijuana use predicted DSM-III-R major depressive disorder in thr late 20s” (schizophrenia proven it isn’t helpful for medical help either also states how marijuana is still not considered a medical drug ) It also has been shown that the crash fatality rate has skyrocketed since marijuana has been legalized. A large proportion of crash fatality rates form