Marijuana Freedom
The criminalizing of marijuana use in the United States affects all of us, whether we realize it or not. The casual users of marijuana are still being sentenced to prison, taking the cell of a violent criminal. For decades the United States has decided that marijuana is an evil drug that must be illegal to buy, sell, grow, or partake in. This plant has negative consequences for the people that like the way it makes them feel, or try to make a profit by supplying it to consumers. What is so bad about this plant that makes it illegal? The criminal system is a money maker for the United States government; they should be severely punishing the violent criminals, and lessening the penalty for marijuana “crimes”.
Marijuana’s effects are very similar to that of alcohol, yet alcohol is still legal to consume if one is not driving and inebriated. This is a natural plant found out in the wild that has been around for longer than the production of alcohol. Cultures have been using this plant for medical purposes and rituals for thousands of years. The evidence for why marijuana is such a terrible thing to intake into our bodies is still out. “Some of the claims made in the 1970s and …show more content…
This is an accurate statement especially within our youth, because they feel that if they get away with one illegal action, they might as well try out other illegal things too. Anything that seems taboo is more adventuresome and harbors a feeling of danger that heightens the experience and gets the adrenaline pumping. “The two sides agree that countless lives have been destroyed by marijuana, but disagree about what should be blamed: the plant itself, or the laws forbidding its use.” (Reefer Madness) It is with this that while there are some points to keeping it illegal, the law keeping it taboo, makes it more likely to be
The criminalizing of marijuana use in the United States affects all of us, whether we realize it or not. The casual users of marijuana are still being sentenced to prison, taking the cell of a violent criminal. For decades the United States has decided that marijuana is an evil drug that must be illegal to buy, sell, grow, or partake in. This plant has negative consequences for the people that like the way it makes them feel, or try to make a profit by supplying it to consumers. What is so bad about this plant that makes it illegal? The criminal system is a money maker for the United States government; they should be severely punishing the violent criminals, and lessening the penalty for marijuana “crimes”.
Marijuana’s effects are very similar to that of alcohol, yet alcohol is still legal to consume if one is not driving and inebriated. This is a natural plant found out in the wild that has been around for longer than the production of alcohol. Cultures have been using this plant for medical purposes and rituals for thousands of years. The evidence for why marijuana is such a terrible thing to intake into our bodies is still out. “Some of the claims made in the 1970s and …show more content…
This is an accurate statement especially within our youth, because they feel that if they get away with one illegal action, they might as well try out other illegal things too. Anything that seems taboo is more adventuresome and harbors a feeling of danger that heightens the experience and gets the adrenaline pumping. “The two sides agree that countless lives have been destroyed by marijuana, but disagree about what should be blamed: the plant itself, or the laws forbidding its use.” (Reefer Madness) It is with this that while there are some points to keeping it illegal, the law keeping it taboo, makes it more likely to be