Argumentative Essay: Kill Cannabis Use

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Kill Cannabis Use (Recreational) Imagine yourself driving. It’s late and very dark outside. You see an oncoming car with their brights on. You’re getting closer and it’s harder to see due to the bright lights. The other car is in your lane and you have no time to react. Now, you are suffering in the Intensive Care Unit because of somebody under the influence of marijuana. Marijuana should not be legal. The causes of car accidents, effects on your memory and problems in the workplace are only a few reasons why marijuana should be illegal. One of the reasons that recreational marijuana should be illegal is because driving can be dangerous while using the substance. Recently, car crashes due to marijuana have tripled in the past ten years (“Novus

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