Marijuana Advantages And Disadvantages Essay

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INTRODUCTION

Marijuana is a dried out weed that mixes the leaves, stems and even the flower of cannabis, or the hemp plant, which is then taken into the body by either smoking or eating. Marijuana was invented in 2737 B.C in china where it was used as treatment for malaria and absent- mindedness; it then got to United Kingdom in Jamestown in 1611, which was then seen as a cash crop. Marijuana is seen to be one of the most dangerous and addictive drugs in the United Kingdom. The amount of young teenagers using cannabis in the United Kingdom is rapidly increasing and this could lead to the death of a lot of teenagers. This essay is mainly going to be emphasizing on the advantages and disadvantages of Cannabis amongst the Teenagers in the United Kingdom.

DISADVANTAGES

CAUSES
The disadvantages can be divided into causes and effects. Cannabis also known as “Marijuana”, “Weed” or “Pot”. It can be taken either by smoking it or it taking it in with food. The main ingredient in marijuana is (THC) tetrahydrocannabinol. Amongst the teenagers it is now an everyday habit and this happens because of Curiosity, which is one of the first causes or reasons why teenagers take marijuana and this happens when they are curious to experience for themselves how it feels to take it in and how it feels after taking it in since they heard it is fun and could make someone act differently.

Another and the most common reason is PEER PRESSURE. This is caused when they are trying to impress their friends to feel cool and it is a very strong effect on young people who don’t take it and that is how teenagers start using cannabis.

There are other reasons why teenagers take cannabis like to ESCAPE REALITY like depression when you feel sad and you want to ...

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...professional counselor who could help with talking to the teen on how to stay away from such drugs. Public awareness on what marijuana does to the human body and what the consequences of taking marijuana leads to. The government should introduce a frisk search to the police force in the country, In case of suspicion of people who might be dealing marijuana or be in possession of marijuana.

CONCLUSION

In conclusion, marijuana, which is a class B drug within the United Kingdom legislation should not be legalized for young teenagers but could be for medical purposes to save peoples life. If legalized for young teenagers it could result in death and addiction of a lot of teenagers just like the way Alcohol is legalized and it kills people. Medical marijuana if legalized could increase the financial income of the federal government since it saves a lot of people lives.

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