Should Marijuana Be Legalized?
Society today has several thoughts on the issue of marijuana being legalized. There are two types of people, people who believe that it’s a drug that only gets you high and others believe it has many medical advantages. There are many advantages when it comes to the use of marijuana, one being, how dispensaries make incredible amount of profit in a year, but there are also many downfalls as well that include how marijuana could be gateway drug and the physical effects it has on the human body. Supporters of legalizing marijuana have many arguments on why it should be legalized. Firstly, let’s talk about the United States since it has one of the biggest populations and also the power of the country. If their
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“CALM” (Citizens Against Legalizing Marijuana) says “The FDA, which must approve all medicines, has reviewed scientific studies of marijuana for over 50 years and concludes it is not a safe or effective medicine, has the potential for harm and is addictive” (CALM). Marijuana causes long term effects including brain damage, cancer, and mental illness. That being said, marijuana kills brain cells and for those who are not fully developed yet, could cause brain damage.“Marijuana use by teens has been associated with schizophrenia, paranoia and other psychosis leading to depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts” (CALM). “One in six people who start using it marijuana as adolescents become addicted” (CALM). Tetrahydrocannabinol which is THC is the chemical in marijuana that gets the user high. “The potency of the most active chemical, delta 9 tetrahydrocannabinol, is 10-20 times stronger than 30 years ago” (CALM). The potency has changed dramatically within a short period of time and is continuing to get stronger and stronger. Growers who sell marijuana have been adding additional chemicals by spraying the plant to make the drug more potent. “Marijuana is a fat soluble, mind altering, highly toxic drug that remains in the body for up to one month”