Marijuana Conflict Theory

Conflict theories perspective of marijuana would play up the negative effects it has on society. Most importantly, the social hierarchy created by income would emphasize that people of lower income levels would be more likely to use marijuana. Racist thought that immigrants black and hispanic people smoke more than white is wrong. Marijuana does not keep minorities out of jobs and success because in random sampling, Caucasians are leading in percentages of repeat marijuana users. Maybe this might be true marijuana stratifies the social build of an area. Marijuana use is, at least it seems, most rampantly used in the poorer areas where there is a lot of crime. People who use marijuana usually dont have a goal to get out of their current situations or try and change it. Smoking marijuana is a deviant activity that leads to social dysfunction. …show more content…
Society has labels and assumptions about people who smoke. Individuals who choose to smoke do it for a reason. The looking glass self concept is relatively worthless here because majority of the people who smoke do not care what other people think of the fact. Some people do smoke for the social status trying to fit in with the groups that are produced from friends are a product of the social reality of smoking marijuana. Current smokers of cannabis have a perceived reality of what society thinks of them. This coincides with the conflict perspective. Action is rarely ever taken, other than the push for the legalization of marijuana. Each person chooses to smoke on their own, fully aware of the label and consequences they will receive from their