Cannabis is an illicit drug, which can be smoked or eaten to affect an individual's mood or state. ... Tobacco like other illicit drugs contains many harmful chemicals such as nicotine or tar as compared to cannabis, which is organically grown and has health benefits for individuals as it does contain harmful chemicals. ... In Australia, over 250 million dollars per year is spent on law enforcement for illicit drugs (Rozzoli, 1994). ... As Lenton and Farringdon (2005) found that cannabis was most commonly used drug amongst teens, the legalization of the illicit drug may increase the amou...

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Indeed, marijuana shares more in common with the "hard " drugs than it does with alcohol"" (Charles). The gateway effect explains that the use of "not so harsh drugs" can lead to the subsequent use of "harder illicit drugs." ... The last thing we need are more drug addled people wandering around. ... "It's a drug of choice. ... In fact, marijuana is patently safer than many commonly prescribed drugs"" (Yarrusso)....

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