Legalizing Marijuana Argumentative Essay

Marijuana. Depressant. Hallucinogen. No matter how one looks at these combination of words, there is no positive projected outcome or connotation. If it is true that a depressant reduces functional and nervous activity and a hallucinogen causes perception-altering hallucinations, then Marijuana is a drug that causes hallucinations, while reducing motor and sensory activity, essentially leaving the user a dysfunctional, temporary victim of Panic and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. The most prominent effects of legalizing Marijuana are found on a social level, however there are also economic and political effects to the legalization of this drug. Whether it be social, economic, or political, the effects seem to result in a negative outcome. Thus, Marijuana should not be legalized on a federal level. Regarding the social effects, Marijuana is a well-known, easily obtained drug. Today, even high school students are exposed to and given access to the drug. Marijuana is not only sweeping the nation; it has become a …show more content…
For all arguments given to legalize the drug, there are better alternatives and or reasons to not legalize the drug. Legalizing the drug (making it more obtainable) would create a social atmosphere where it is acceptable to have reduced functional and nervous activity, where it is acceptable to have hallucinations, where it is acceptable to show up to work unmotivated and sluggish because of reduced functional activity. Legalizing this drug would leave the government more vulnerable to fraud; in fact, the main beneficiaries of the legalization of this drug would be those who law enforcement try so hard to protect citizens from such as cartel members. Countries like Uruguay have learned that the legalization of Marijuana has led to chaos. The government should take that into account and learn from another country’s mistakes. History does not always have to repeat