Marijuana prohibition has been an utter failure in the U.S. Roughly 266 million people admit to smoking marijuana at least once a year, and around 8.4 million smoke it every day. The question on whether recreational marijuana should be legalized has been become the center of discussion more frequently in the past few years, as people are beginning to realize the beneficial effects marijuana can really have. With legalizing marijuana comes a safer alternative to other drugs and alcohol, while also providing a plethora of cognitive and medical advantages.
Cannabis is actually one of the safest drugs available. A study done by Scientific Reports proved that marijuana is 114 times safer than alcohol, and is actually less addictive than coffee. In addition to this, cannabis is one of the safest alternatives to many common antidepressant and antianxiety drugs. Xanax, for example, is one of the many antianxiety prescriptions with high potential for addiction and will lead to death if it’s abused. Some argue that marijuana will eventually cause damage to your memory and can cause crime epidemics. Although some individuals being tested did have a harder time with verbal memory, studies have shown that these effects were proven to be extremely personal and only happened after very extensive use. As for an …show more content…
Often times marijuana gets a bad reputation from the beliefs of it being a deadly, detrimental drug, but how can a society allow the consumption of alcohol that has caused nearly 88,000 deaths in one year alone, be the ones to say that marijuana is damaging and illicit? Given the numerous studies done by known professionals, it not only disproves the false beliefs of cannabis but shows how it can deliver countless benefits to any
Cannabis is actually one of the safest drugs available. A study done by Scientific Reports proved that marijuana is 114 times safer than alcohol, and is actually less addictive than coffee. In addition to this, cannabis is one of the safest alternatives to many common antidepressant and antianxiety drugs. Xanax, for example, is one of the many antianxiety prescriptions with high potential for addiction and will lead to death if it’s abused. Some argue that marijuana will eventually cause damage to your memory and can cause crime epidemics. Although some individuals being tested did have a harder time with verbal memory, studies have shown that these effects were proven to be extremely personal and only happened after very extensive use. As for an …show more content…
Often times marijuana gets a bad reputation from the beliefs of it being a deadly, detrimental drug, but how can a society allow the consumption of alcohol that has caused nearly 88,000 deaths in one year alone, be the ones to say that marijuana is damaging and illicit? Given the numerous studies done by known professionals, it not only disproves the false beliefs of cannabis but shows how it can deliver countless benefits to any