Is Marijuana Bad for You and Should It Be Legalized?
Question by Catherine: Is marijuana bad for you and should it be legalized?
I’m doing a report on substance abuse: Marijuana. And I would like to get as many people’s points of view as possible on the subject.
Feel free to answer any of the following with support to defend you’re response whether it is in support or against. Please state your age and the state you live in if you respond.
1) Is marijuana really bad for you?
2) Should Marijuana be legalized?
3) Compared to marijuana…it seems as though most drugs that ARE legal (alcohol, prescription pills, caffeine, etc.) are abused just as often if not more and are even worse for your health. Marijuana is a plant that is grown just like every other plant, it really is not that bad. TRUE OR FALSE *this is basically my view point on it*
4. Any other information about Marijuana (whether it’s about substance abuse, statistics, or personal expieriences or facts) is always wanted as well.
As for myself, I am a 20 year old female, and I have been smoking weed for about 4 years. I used to smoke it more casually, use has increased throughout the years. I do not believe marijuana should be legal (I stated my defense in #3 above). I understand that it has it’s negative effects That it can be can be psychologically addictive because I experienced the symptoms of that when I was smoking multiple times a day every day, but after just a few weeks I was able to stop mentally craving it. It can be used as an temporary escape from reality, but as long as you have control over the fact that reality is going to come back and you cant escape it forever, that’s your problem. Unmotivation is also a problem for some people as well, which is why smoking before class is a horrible idea otherwise the option of “let’s just not go to class this one time” occurs. But I think a few negative things do not out weight the positive and/or it is your own choice to make all the negative things happen NOT happen, they are all psychological and you can keep yourself from doing them if you so chose. I’d say smoking marijuana is absolutely not a problem, smoking it every day all day is a different story, that may be the “substance abuse” part of it. The irritibillity when not high for a pot head is kind of ridiculous. Sorry, this was all rambled off of the top of my head.
Please take the time out to throw me a few opinions or facts. :) Thanks alot!
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