After the class discussion on marijuana legilization I began to realize that I had not though about all the dangers the government regulated sell of marijuana had the potential of bringing to the table.When individuals buy a pack of cigarettes in the morning they usually smoke that pack and then return for another.It seems to be an American tradition to everything in excess without ever finding a happy medium.If marijuana was sold legally I do not believe this trend would stop.Therefore even if the amounts of marijuana are regulated that would theoretically be sold legally in the U.S., individuals would still abuse this by purchasing the same amount but multiple times and from separate gas stations, convenience stores, etc.Essentially if you think about it most American teens and individuals in the early twenties drink to get drunk.Similarly most "potheads" that people remember from high school didn't smoke a little bit of weed to just relax them for a test but instead were blazed out of their minds almost every day and subsequently accomplished close to nothing in life at the time.After hearing the facts and understanding that the government could profit from the sale of marijuana and that new jobs would also be created in the industry I began to realize another problem.
How many jobs will people lose or never attempt to apply for because they are stoned all day, everyday?Because everyone knows and has seen that smoking marijuana makes people lazy when it is done in excess.And there is really no exception to the rule.Even though marijuana has not shown to be very harmful to one's body like other well known hard narcotics and drugs it can and is still considered to be a "gateway" drug.Meaning most drug addicts use marijuana as their first drug of choice and eventually move on to drugs that have more profound effects and thrills associated with them.And my final concern would be pertaining to individuals driving around and smoking marijuana, or working at their jobs while their high, or even worse watching or handling children while their high.If someone were to look at deaths related to drunk driving I feel that's enough to keep marijuana illegal in this country.Because we already have one depressant that's killing people on the roads (alcohol) so why add another depressant (marijuana) into the equation.In my opinion that would only increase the rate of deaths due to car-related accidents. Here is a website that lists and explains some of the pros and cons of marijuana legalization:
http://www.balancedpolitics.org/marijuana_legalization.htm.
After the class discussion on marijuana legilization I began to realize that I had not though about all the dangers the government regulated sell of marijuana had the potential of bringing to the table.When individuals buy a pack of cigarettes in the morning they usually smoke that pack and then return for another.It seems to be an American tradition to everything in excess without ever finding a happy medium.If marijuana was sold legally I do not believe this trend would stop.Therefore even if the amounts of marijuana are regulated that would theoretically be sold legally in the U.S., individuals would still abuse this by purchasing the same amount but multiple times and from separate gas stations, convenience stores, etc.Essentially if you think about it most American teens and individuals in the early twenties drink to get drunk.Similarly most "potheads" that people remember from high school didn't smoke a little bit of weed to just relax them for a test but instead were blazed out of their minds almost every day and subsequently accomplished close to nothing in life at the time.After hearing the facts and understanding that the government could profit from the sale of marijuana and that new jobs would also be created in the industry I began to realize another problem.
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