Despite its apparent economic or health benefits, users of cannabis often progress onto more hazardous and addictive drugs that in turn, manifest a potentially criminal lifestyle. A larger number of people abuse marijuana compared to cocaine and heroin and are more likely to turn to more addicting and harmful drugs. This is inferred in the gateway hypothesis that shows users are more likely to be shown to narcotics that produce a better “high” (Kilmer). Why would one stop at second base when he knows he could easily get away with stealing second? Users crave for more pleasure, yearn for a more staggering risk, desire to feel more alive and forget who they are. Marijuana in the first step in the descent into a life of crime and dejection. Based
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Marijuana is not officially recognized as a safe drug that can be available for patients as, “Susan Bro, an agency [of the Food and Drug Administration] spokeswoman, said ..."smoked marijuana has no currently accepted or proven medical use in the United States and is not an approved medical treatment” (Gardiner). Any drug that is safe for the people of the United States is approved under the FDA, yet marijuana holds no ground among professionals. A substance may not gain approval if it is detrimental to the patient 's well being. Furthermore, THC, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabino, increases dopamine in the brain and is addicting. People develop a physical dependency on this chemical and suffer withdrawal symptoms such as depression, diarrhea, elevated heart rate and blood pressure (Stoehr). A chemical dependency in that of marijuana is not safe for people, leaving them craving the substance long after their illnesses are treated. Patients are herded into false hope that they can be relieved of stress and pain but are too blinded to read the fine print containing the adverse side effects. Marijuana is not approved by the national agency that dictates all safe drugs, signifying that it is not safe for all patients to use regardless of a single physician 's …show more content…
During Colorado’s first year of legalizing recreational marijuana, “94 people died in crashes where a driver involved tested positive for some amount of marijuana, according to the third-annual marijuana legalization impact study released by the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area. That 's up from 71 in 2013, 78 in 2012 and 66 in 2011, the federal agency tasked with monitoring drug activity in Colorado, Montana, Utah and Wyoming found” (Schrader). However many dollars are raised in taxing, more money is caused in car repairs and medical bills as a result from reckless use of marijuana. Legalizing drugs that are psychoactive will promote the people of the United States to engage in narcotics and send a message that drugs are beneficial. Furthermore, marijuana from Colorado is leaving the state and being dispersed to neighboring states, wreaking havoc on small towns that are plagued with accidents. Furthermore, “It would be hard to dismiss out of hand worries that marijuana legalization could increase traffic fatalities by at least 60 per year—especially since this represents increases in fatalities associated only with single-vehicle crashes and ignores the role marijuana might play in multi vehicle fatalities” (Kilmer). Not only will marijuana disrupt traffic, but
Marijuana is not officially recognized as a safe drug that can be available for patients as, “Susan Bro, an agency [of the Food and Drug Administration] spokeswoman, said ..."smoked marijuana has no currently accepted or proven medical use in the United States and is not an approved medical treatment” (Gardiner). Any drug that is safe for the people of the United States is approved under the FDA, yet marijuana holds no ground among professionals. A substance may not gain approval if it is detrimental to the patient 's well being. Furthermore, THC, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabino, increases dopamine in the brain and is addicting. People develop a physical dependency on this chemical and suffer withdrawal symptoms such as depression, diarrhea, elevated heart rate and blood pressure (Stoehr). A chemical dependency in that of marijuana is not safe for people, leaving them craving the substance long after their illnesses are treated. Patients are herded into false hope that they can be relieved of stress and pain but are too blinded to read the fine print containing the adverse side effects. Marijuana is not approved by the national agency that dictates all safe drugs, signifying that it is not safe for all patients to use regardless of a single physician 's …show more content…
During Colorado’s first year of legalizing recreational marijuana, “94 people died in crashes where a driver involved tested positive for some amount of marijuana, according to the third-annual marijuana legalization impact study released by the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area. That 's up from 71 in 2013, 78 in 2012 and 66 in 2011, the federal agency tasked with monitoring drug activity in Colorado, Montana, Utah and Wyoming found” (Schrader). However many dollars are raised in taxing, more money is caused in car repairs and medical bills as a result from reckless use of marijuana. Legalizing drugs that are psychoactive will promote the people of the United States to engage in narcotics and send a message that drugs are beneficial. Furthermore, marijuana from Colorado is leaving the state and being dispersed to neighboring states, wreaking havoc on small towns that are plagued with accidents. Furthermore, “It would be hard to dismiss out of hand worries that marijuana legalization could increase traffic fatalities by at least 60 per year—especially since this represents increases in fatalities associated only with single-vehicle crashes and ignores the role marijuana might play in multi vehicle fatalities” (Kilmer). Not only will marijuana disrupt traffic, but