Legalizing Marijuana Research Paper

Marijuana, since it was discovered, has been used as a recreational drug by many people meaning it has been used for people to get “high”. Marijuana has been always viewed as a safe drug to use with no serious side effects. However, different studies show that the only harm marijuana can cause is to individuals who use it for recreational use and are under the age of 18. Many marijuana users think that it does not have serious side effects such as other drugs like, cocaine, crack, meth, and heroin. Many “pot-heads” believe that smoking marijuana is okay and it stimulates one’s brain activity, which makes the user feel “high”. Since the early 1900’s, marijuana has been prescribed by doctors for use to deal with the bad effects of serious

Many “pot-heads” do not believe that weed smoking is an addictive behavior or causes serious problem for daily users. Many people believe that marijuana should not be placed in the same category like heroin, cocaine, and crack, but, should be in the same category as drinking alcohol. Many marijuana users do not to realize that cigarettes and alcohol have bad side effects like any other addictive drug. But, the difference is that a lot of people are making a lot of money from the millions of people buying cigarettes and alcohol each year. Many states would like to legalize marijuana usage because, like cigarettes and alcohol, they can receive a lot of tax revenue from the sale of the marijuana. Like alcohol and cigarettes, the states can place hefty taxes on the sale of marijuana which would generate a lot of revenue for the government. Also, many individuals feel that like alcohol and cigarettes may be worse than marijuana to an individual’s personal health. Marijuana usage would most likely not affect society as a whole. Unlike, cocaine, crack, and heroin, which are drugs that not only affect the user, but their families and society as a whole, due to the fact many go to extreme lengths in order to get the drugs. An individual would steal in order to get cocaine or crack, but a marijuana user is less likely to steal to get the