For or Against the Legalisation of Marijuana

There are many people who would argue that smoking marijuana or drinking alcohol is a person's personal choice, but these personal choices end up killing tens of thousands of innocent people every year. If marijuana were to be legalised these numbers would just gradually increase, as the availability of marijuana would be overwhelming. America is slow to see that marijuana is a dangerous drug and is rapidly ruining the youth of America. The 1982 report, "Marijuana and Health", written for the United States Congress from the Secretary of Health and Human Services reports that "nearly a quarter of the total American population have used the drug [marijuana]. Of those who try the drug once, about one-half continue its use. Most users are adolescents and young adults who are most vulnerable to its effects. "Marijuana produces serious acute effects on perception and skilled performance, which impairs such everyday tasks as driving and other complex tasks involving judgment or fine motor skills". If instant drug tests were available, I am sure this country would be astonished at how many crimes and car accidents are committed because of intoxication of marijuana. The age of first use has declined progressively over the last decade". These facts have been proven and clearly show how this drug affects America's youth population. This study was performed almost 20 years ago, and today marijuana use is much more common and the drug is more easily available. Recent research shows that nearly half of all teenagers will try marijuana before they graduate high school. Exactly as to why teens seem to find the urge to experiment with marijuana is uncertain, but many reasons or factors tend to be seen commonly. Instantaneous things subsequent to someone has smoked marijuana might embrace: thrashing of agitation, anticipation, phantasm, psychotic, suspicion, psychotic occurrences, weakened dexterity, blight motor talent, mood rocks, improved desire, and prejudiced facility.

Extended tenure things of marijuana may consist of: the slaughter of brain cells, lung cancer, chronic bronchitis, power beating, unhurried confused philosophy, lack of concern, and blood vessel impasse.

Bodily possessions of marijuana may embrace diarrhea, cramps, weight pasting or gain, and prejudiced sex compel

Marijuana can be a entry drug, which means it can show the way to the utilise of many other detrimental drugs--Children ages 12-17 are 85 times more expected to apply cocaine

The chronic use of wholesome resin (hashish) has been allied with rational medal and illegitimately

A marijuana cigarette (joint) includes 50%-100% more tar than that of tobacco. Smoking one mutual is identical to smoking 7-10 cigarettes.

New producing techniques made marijuana 20x better organised than it was 30 years before. It can be tied with other drugs and the smoker won't even recognise.

Marijuana has been related with young person cruelty, suicide, fault, and precarious sex-HIV diffusion.

Smoking marijuana by pubescent user can dislocate their disturbing enlargement, impediment teenage years, and can holdup the monthly series in females.

The government has made several efforts to control drugs ...