Informative Speech On Marijuana

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Elliot Arensdorf
Ms. Hinkle
Speech
October 23, 2014
Marijuana
You’re thinking about moving to Colorado with your family to live a lifestyle that includes local (herbal) refreshments. But as your thinking about it you start to consider the things that won’t be good for your family. Yes you want to smoke a little but you don’t want to become one of those low life burnouts that don’t have a clue on what they are doing with their life.
Marijuana isn’t addictive in the same sense as heroin, from which withdrawal is agonizing, physical ordeal. Although to some it may seem addictive, it’s only addictive if you let it be. It can interact with pleasure centers in the brain and create a strong sense of psychological dependence that addiction experts

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