Since I can remember I was always told "drugs are bad," and "never get mixed up with them." ... I wanted to know "Why is this drug so bad?" ... "If this drug is so bad, how come almost half of America is on it, well at least that's what it seems like in my neighborhood." ... "Marijuana is a a green, brown or gray mixture of shredded leaves, stems, seeds and flowers of the hemp plant" (Marijuana : Facts For Teens, pg 1.) ... My questions about "why marijuana is so bad? ...