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MckaylaVersluis
LanguageArts
February17th,2016
3rdhour

ShouldMarijuanabeLegal?

Manypeopleaskthisquestion,whydoyoumakenatureillegal?Heresthefactsandthe
truth.Manypeopledisagreewiththelegalizationofmarijuana.Ihavethefactsofwhythisdrug
shouldnotbelegalized.Marijuanashouldnotbelegalbecauseitwouldmakepeopleprotest
becauseifwemakeonedruglegalwehavetomaketheotherdrugs,suchascocaine,legal.
Marijuanashouldnotbelegalizedbecausethechemicalsinsideoftheplantcanstop
memorydevelopmentandcancausealotmoreproblems.Also,smokingand/oringestingthis
drugcancausefear,anxiety,distrust,and/orpanic.Thesearecommonsideeffectsofsmoking
andingestingthedrug.Third,thechemicalinsideoftheplantcalledTHCcanmesswithareas
inthebraincalledcerebellumandbasalganglia,whichregulatebalance,posture,andreaction
time.WhenTHCmesseswiththisareaiscausesyoutobecomeclumsyandwobblyonyour
feet.Italsomeansitsnotagoodideatodrivewhenyoureundertheinfluenceofthisdrug.One
studydoneintheNetherlandsconcludesthatsmokingcannabisincreasestheriskof
depressionforyoungpeoplewhohaveageneticvulnerabilitytothementalillness.Marijuana
userscanalsoexperienceacutepsychosis,aseverementaldisorderinwhichthoughtand
emotionsaresoimpairedthatcontactislostwithexternalreality.Usersthathavetakenlarge
amountsofmarijuanamayexperiencethisdisorder.(TheJournal.ie)
Inreality,cannabiscanharmyouprettybadlyifusedatayoungage.Youcanseriously
losebraincellswhileusingthisdruginadolescence,thatswhythelegalageofsmokingitis21
instateswherethedrugislegal.Thisdrugisagatewaydrugmeaningthateventhoughitby
itselfisntaddictive,itcanleadtouseofmoreaddictiveanddangerousdrugs.(Thejournal.ie)


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Yes,marijuanadoesslowtheprocessofcancerspreadingandthatitcanhelpalleviate
stressandyesIknowitdoesalsogrowoutoftheearthlikeanormalplantanditsnotman
madelikecocaineandheroin.ThisdrugcanalsoslowtheprogressionofAlzheimer'sdisease
and
almost
stopepilepticpeoplefromhavingseizures.ThenativeAmericansusedcannabisas
aceremonialpartintheirreligionandalsotoconnectwiththeearth.(M.AlliesterGreene
Cannabisdigest)
Whyshouldyouevenusethisdrug?Imeanitcandosomuchharmtoyouandpeople
decidetoignoreitbutseriously,itsstupid.Mostpeoplethinkthatthesideeffectsonlyhappen
tocertainpeoplebutinreality,ithappenstoeveryonethatusesthisdrug.Yes,everyoneis
differentbuttheplantaffectsusallinthesameway.(10prosandcons)
Inconclusion,marijuanaisadangerousdrugthatshouldnotbelegalandshouldnotbe
usedunlessnecessarytothosewholegitneedtouseit.Thisdrugisdangerousanditmesses
withyourbrainanditrisksthechanceofgettingseveredepressionandpsychosis.Imean,I
cantcontrolyouandwhatyoudobutjustpleaselistentothefactsandconsiderthethingsyou
areriskingwhenyouusethisdangerousdrug.


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WorksCited
(beginsonanewpage)

"ThePositivesandNegatives:HowMarijuanaAffectsYourBrainandBody."
TheJournalie.
N.p.,
n.d.Web.23Feb.2016.

"Top10ProsandConsMedicalMarijuanaProCon.org."
ProConorgHeadlines.
N.p.,n.d.
Web.26Feb.2016.

"CannabisinNativeAmericansCultureandReligion."
CannabisDigest.
N.p.,03Jan.2015.
Web.29Feb.2016.

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