Marijuana is a Harmful Drug Marijuana is an extremely harmful drug in which affects people's lives in drastic ways. The view on this drug is sometimes being perceived as positive, rather than negative. ... Short-term effects include altering and damaging brain cells controlling thinking, emotion, pleasure, coordination, mood and memory. ... Marijuana is also known to be a gateway drug. ... From marijuana, people lead themselves to other illicit drugs. ...

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Marijuana is a drug obtained from dried and crumpled parts of the hemp plant Cannabis. ... Marijuana is the second most popular drug after alcohol in the country today. ... Our society perpetuates the myths about pot being a fun, harmless, recreational drug. ... Marijuana is not a narcotic and is not physically addicting drug. ... The individual may become mentally rather than physically dependent on the drug. ...

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Drug trafficking will increase and violent crimes as well. ... Although marijuana legalization in the United States may have some complications, but if consumption could somehow be controlled, it would drastically reduce crime in our cities. ... The U.S. government is spending way too much money trying to control a drug which is incredibly hard to control and not worth the time. ... Secondly, if marijuana could be separated from other drugs it would be no more of a gateway drug than alcohol. ... I am not trying to argue for the legalization of all controlled substances, but instead marijuana b...

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Others feel- that this heightened media coverage is a direct result of the consequences of drugs and drug abuse. ... Even though these advocates are definitely pro-war on drugs, they have no realistic illusions of the total eradication of drugs and drug abuse in the United States of America. ... To stop the trafficking of illicit drugs is just one of many aspects to fighting a successful war on drugs. ... The war on drugs was designed by the government to, basically, reduce the demand for illegal drugs by educating the public about the dangers of drugs and drug abuse. ... The surveyi...

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The "high" lasts two to three hours, but additional effects on motor control last much longer. ... The government could also make the drug safer. ... These people will be looked at like outcasts, which will control people's smoking habits. ... All drugs do. The side effects of marijuana are mild when used in controllable limited doses. ...

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Opponents and supporters of the drug have debated for years its importance. Antagonist of marijuana claims the drug is the gateway to other more potent drugs. ... Medically marijuana as a controlled substance would be a more reliable drug than those often prescribed. ... With no sales on the drug, drug dealers would have to sell something else or just get a real job. Also the government can control strength and potency of products Marijuana Companies would put on the market. ...

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The law that prohibits hemp is called the "Comprehensive Drug Abuse and Control Act of 1970". The Comprehensive Drug Abuse and Control Act of 1970, (Public Law 91-513), overhauled the nation's drug regulation apparatus. Title II of the law, known as the Controlled Substances Act, established criteria for determining which drugs should be controlled, mechanisms for reducing the availability of controlled drugs, and a structure of penalties for illegal distribution and possession of controlled drugs. ... For African Americans, though, the racist feelings ran deeper, and the main thrust of t...

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The most common drug used today is marijuana. Hemp was originally made illegal not because it was some harmful drug. ... It is often reported that marijuana is a gateway drug. ... If marijuana really were a gateway drug, hard drug use would have gone up, not down. ... It is time to get the government out of drug enforcement." ...

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It has been found to be a myth that marijuana is a gateway drug, or a stepping-stone to harder more dangerous drugs. The war   on drugs is really a war on marijuana.   ... The US government, National Institute on Drug Abuse, and The Bureau of Mortality Statistics has annual American deaths caused by drugs: Tobacco-400,000 Asprin-500 Alcohol-100,000 Marijuana-0   All Legal Drugs-20,000 Caffeine-2000   All Illegal Drugs-15,000   Like any substance, pot can be abused. ... Prohibition has failed to control the use and domestic production of marijuana. ... Marijuana is not a lethal drug, an...

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Legalizing Marijuana Marijuana is the name for the drug that comes from the leaves and flowers of the Indian hemp plant, Cannabis sativa. ... This drug is a mild hallucinogen, meaning that it distorts sensory perceptions. ... Its chemical structure is complex and unique, making it unlike that of any other psychoactive drug. ... For this reason, marijuana is, by far, the most frequently used illegal drug. ... Marijuana is known as a Schedule I drug which means it is one of the most tightly controlled drugs (McCormick 94). ...

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Each year crime barons make an estimated 10 to 50 million dollars in the marijuana drug trade (Against drug prohibition. ... In February 2001, D.A.R.E. received 13.7 million dollars to design a new program to increase education about drug abuse. ... Then the government could control the potency, time and place of purchase, as well as purchasing age limits, making it safer for users. ... Since the individual isn't hurting anyone else by smoking marijuana how can the government justify their right to control this harmless substance especially when it can help so many individuals? ... In con...

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We know that it is plain nonsense to regard cannabis as a performance-enhancing drug, just as it is a myth to think the substance rots the brain or is a gateway drug. ... One major contributor to the spread of anti-legalization information is the Drug Enforcement Agency. ... The DEA is clearly opposed to the legalization of illicit drugs. ... They wish to change the classification of marijuana from a Schedule I controlled substance to a Schedule II. ... The pressure of unchanged legislation also comes from such reputable sources such as: The DEA, Office of National Drug Control Policy ...

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It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. ... Fight for Medical Pot, he describes how marijuana helped him through his battle with glaucoma,Marijuana has helped control it. ... The same is true of the war on drugs. ... The drug dealers would be put out of business, and the shootouts over drug related crimes would end. ... Opponents claim marijuana is a gateway drug. ...

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People consider marijuana to be a dangerous drug and are unaware of many medical uses. Because marijuana is stereotyped as a dangerous drug, a bad feeling about the drug is common. ... Simon is left with nausea and vomiting from the disease and the medicine that he was put on to control it. ... To deny a person going through that agony of the drug that will help to cure them is wrong. ... Would you ever turn to the use of an illegal drug to feel better? ...

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To Make marijuana a legal substance it would have to be taxed, to tax and regulate the flow of marijuana, would be more controlled by way of the tax. Right now marijuana is a black market drug, that is not difficult to get around, but it is illegal to sell it. To tax it would make it just like going to a store and buy it, like u would buy beer and cigarettes, which are both considered to be a drug. ... If a drug like marijuana helps people more than hurt them, why not be able to buy it in a store. ...

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Current drug legislation has failed to reduce demand. ... In 1970, the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act reduced the classification of simple possession and non-profit distribution from felonies to misdemeanors (Himmelstein 104). ... In fact, the legal process would include a law passed by Congress allowing the government to control the content, quality, and distribution of marijuana. ... Heath's work was criticized for its insufficient sample size (only four monkeys), its failure to control experimental bias, and the misidentification of normal monkey brain structure as...

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With marijuana a lesser problem, law enforcement could concentrate on more hazardously addictive problem drugs such as amphetamines or MDMA (Extacy). With programs to control the numerous and widespread amounts of tragic accidents, and the slow but steady descent of these types of accidents, more concerns are placed onto whether it is just alcohol causing them since they seem to be decreasing slower than predicted. ... This has led to a crackdown on marijuana and more frequent attempts at harsher legislation against the drug to be passed, but the fact still remains that marijuana is ...

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Legalize It "Making Drugs illegal has not diminished the American appetite for these substances" (Drug Trial 65). ... American drug laws are not currently working marijuana is still a widely used drug. ... Even with drug tests and harsh punishments marijuana is still in the high amounts and the drug of choice. ... Removing the prohibition the government could allow controlled distribution at low prices would make lower the price of drugs. ... Since marijuana is not a gateway drug people would not go to gangs and traffickers for other drugs. ...

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Why is a drug that has so many beneficial uses illegal? ... It is sad to think that a legal drug like alcohol, the drug of choice for most teens, causes so many fatalities on our highways each year, yet marijuana is the drug that is illegal. ... Marijuana is commonly used for controlling nausea and vomiting in cancer and AIDS patients that are being treated with chemotherapy or AZT. ... One way of controlling the nausea is to smoke marijuana, but the problem is that it is illegal. ... Marijuana helps control the eye pressure and keeps glaucoma from leading to blindness. ...

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The government is exercising many options to control the problem or even solve the problem. ... (Family Council of Drug Awareness) According to leading doctors, nearly all drugs are toxic and have potentially lethal affects when taken in large amounts, but marijuana is not one of these drugs. ... Prisons are filled with drug criminals costing the government millions, while drug use continues to rise. ... The government could concentrate on the control of the drugs that are a serious threat to society. ... The drugs also have harmful side effects. ...

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This represents the government trying to control American youth and young adults. ... This fallacy was also found in an experiment, which injected animals with extremely high and sometimes nearly lethal doses of the drug. ... The Mining Company's Pharmacology and Legal Drugs web site, written by Mary Ann Elchisak, talks about four medical uses for cannabis. ... If the drug effectively works and the benefits are far greater than the harm done, the drug should be put to use. ...

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Of the three "gateway drugs" marijuana is the only one that is not legal. ... The United States spends around forty billion dollars each year trying to intercept drug shipments, arrest dealers, and arrest drug users. If our government were to legalize marijuana we would spend less money for the war on drugs, and make a ton of profit from sales. ... Also, many harmful ingredients to the human body would no longer be present in legal marijuana because it would finally be a truly "controlled substance". ...

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It is a drug that is stored in human body fat. ... That means, if you think you need the drug, and then your body will tell you need the drug. ... Over 196,00 people stated that marijuana is their primary addiction drug. Marijuana is the gateway to harder and more addicting drugs. ... It is best to stay calm when the urges for marijuana come, and not to lose control. ...

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One of the main arguments stopping the decriminalization of marijuana is that it is believed to be a gateway drug. ... Using marijuana may put people, adolescents included, in contact with people who are users and sellers of other drugs. 1) The prohibition of marijuana is the very reason that there is more of a chance for a marijuana user to be exposed to, and urged to try more drugs. 2) So basically what prohibition did was created a mixed drug market, putting consumers in contact with hard drug dealers. 3) Drug use is lesser in Holland where marijuana has been decriminalized; regulatin...

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It is the third most widely used drug in the United States. ... It is a drug used in all areas of society. ... Combining alcohol or other drugs with marijuana can intensify the reaction. ... Marijuana affects the brain's control over muscles also. ... (Klein, TW) This drug isn't deadly, but close to it. ...

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