Marijuana is a mixture of leaves, stems, and flowering tops of the Indian hemp plant Cannabis, it can be smoked or eaten. Marijuana use was used in the 1800s as an energy booster. Marijuana is an illegal drug, though it is legal in some countries. Marijuana should be legalized for adults use because they can make the wise choice as to when they had enough. As for legalizing marijuana and the message it sends to kids, I believe that kids always want to do things that are illegal and once it becomes legal it isnt as fun because anyone can do it.
As reported The perceived risk of marijuana did not change among California youth between 1996 and 1997. Marijuana also has many positive effects such as mood lift, relaxation, creative thinking, increased appreciation of music, pain relief and reduced nausea. Though the negative effects are difficulty with short-term memory, racing heart, dizziness, and paranoia. Marijuana lifts you up when you are down. Marijuana violators are filling up the jails, when jails should be holding people for more serious crimes such as (rape, murder etc. .
Data provided by the Burureu of Prisons and the United States Sentencing Commission suggest that one of every six inmates in federal prison system has been locked up for marijuana offense. The prisons are being filled with marijuana violators even though marijuana hasnt clamed a life. Marijuana has some chemicals in it but not ones to claim a life, like cigarettes and alcohol. Marijuana has not been proven to be physically addictive but psychological dependence can occur.
Dependence means that the person may think that they are so sick that they cant live without marijuana. Marijuana disrupts the nerve cells in the part of the brain where memories are forms. Some studies show that when people have smoked large amounts of marijuana for years the drug takes its toll on mental functions. Marijuana should really be legal because it is medically beneficial to people. Marijuana helps relieve aches and pains. It helps people with Aids get over being nauseous, and suffering from server pains.