Essay On Why Marijuana Should Not Be Legalized

Marijuana should not be legalized in the United States of America A family of three is driving to a restaurant in celebration of little six year old Jimmy’s soccer season’s ending. They are following all the rules of the road as the head to celebrate, then, disaster. A new law had recently passed throughout the country allowed for the access to recreational marijuana. A person under the influence of marijuana did not react to the red light soon enough and slammed into the back of Jimmy’s car killing him. Little Jimmy who had only lived to the age of six because one person had decided to smoke marijuana and have a little fun. This event, and many other kinds of tragic events, would be an all too common part of the daily lives of Americans if Marijuana were to be legalized in America. Marijuana should not be legalized in the United States of America because, it is not only harmful to oneself but it is a danger to others, its addictive qualities, and because of how dangerous it is. To start out with, marijuana should not be legalized in the United States because it, not only hurts oneself, but hurts all those around you as well. Most people do not consider the impact they have on others when they smoke marijuana. For example, “… marijuana smoke contains roughly 30 times as my carcinogens as cigarette smoke.” (Barr). One can see just how harmful second hand smoke can be from marijuana. If marijuana were to be legalized, all across the …show more content…
Marijuana is, without a doubt, an addictive substance. For example in a journal by Christine Watkins it states, “Four lines of evidence all substantiate that marijuana is addictive; basic neuroscience, animal studies, clinical reports of human experience with marijuana and epidemiology.” (Marijuana Use). As one can see there is, in face, a copious amount of evidence that marijuana is addictive. In the same article by Christine Watkins it