Marijuana is indeed a gateway drug that leads to more than just other drugs. It destroys relationships as well as ruining and taking lives.
Marijuana is indeed a gateway drug. A gateways drug is a drug that forms a habit, the substance itself does not necessarily need to be addictive, but it leads to the use of other drugs. In the U.S. alone, over 94 million people have admitted to use marijuana, whether it be for medicinal or recreational purposes. 94 million is only the number of people who have admitted to the usage of the plant. It can only be assumed that even more people use marijuana. 62 percent, more than the majority of users, who use marijuana regularly have went on to try other drugs such as cocaine and heroin. In the eyes of …show more content…
Already marijuana is surrounded by a large variety of much more harmful drugs. It’s almost a given that with buying marijuana illegally will result in the purchasing of other substances in the drug spectrum.
Statistics show that marriages with one partner involved in marijuana, are more prone to divorce. In the effects of marijuana there are a wide array of negative effects, such as difficulty in thinking and problem solving, which are vital elements in sustaining a proper marriage. This effect alone can affect more than just the marriage but it will start to attack the whole family, especially children. Children present in the same environment of marijuana are likely to consider using the plant in the future. This causes a constant snowball affect over time. Although the effects of this plant to a person physically and mentally are what is seen to destroy marriages, we must look at it finically. Marijuana for a lot of U.S. citizens is not a cheap investment. Still yet this product is used primarily by those in the lower and middle social classes. Addiction to the plant may result in deep financial problems that will surely affect the family negatively. Not to mention that most of those who use Marijuana don’t just stick with it. They venture off into the large array of drugs out there which will constantly take a toll …show more content…
To certain lengths they can provide substantial evidence. Those lengths will eventually lead claims that marijuana is not a gateway drug. Stating that those who choose to use marijuana have the choice to use the plant in moderation or even that they have the choice to branch out to other drugs is a great argument. But those two statements will lose due to statistical evidence. The fact that 62 percent of marijuana users go on to use cocaine or that 9 percent went on to use heroin just cannot be beaten. Alone that shows that marijuana is a gateway
Marijuana is indeed a gateway drug. A gateways drug is a drug that forms a habit, the substance itself does not necessarily need to be addictive, but it leads to the use of other drugs. In the U.S. alone, over 94 million people have admitted to use marijuana, whether it be for medicinal or recreational purposes. 94 million is only the number of people who have admitted to the usage of the plant. It can only be assumed that even more people use marijuana. 62 percent, more than the majority of users, who use marijuana regularly have went on to try other drugs such as cocaine and heroin. In the eyes of …show more content…
Already marijuana is surrounded by a large variety of much more harmful drugs. It’s almost a given that with buying marijuana illegally will result in the purchasing of other substances in the drug spectrum.
Statistics show that marriages with one partner involved in marijuana, are more prone to divorce. In the effects of marijuana there are a wide array of negative effects, such as difficulty in thinking and problem solving, which are vital elements in sustaining a proper marriage. This effect alone can affect more than just the marriage but it will start to attack the whole family, especially children. Children present in the same environment of marijuana are likely to consider using the plant in the future. This causes a constant snowball affect over time. Although the effects of this plant to a person physically and mentally are what is seen to destroy marriages, we must look at it finically. Marijuana for a lot of U.S. citizens is not a cheap investment. Still yet this product is used primarily by those in the lower and middle social classes. Addiction to the plant may result in deep financial problems that will surely affect the family negatively. Not to mention that most of those who use Marijuana don’t just stick with it. They venture off into the large array of drugs out there which will constantly take a toll …show more content…
To certain lengths they can provide substantial evidence. Those lengths will eventually lead claims that marijuana is not a gateway drug. Stating that those who choose to use marijuana have the choice to use the plant in moderation or even that they have the choice to branch out to other drugs is a great argument. But those two statements will lose due to statistical evidence. The fact that 62 percent of marijuana users go on to use cocaine or that 9 percent went on to use heroin just cannot be beaten. Alone that shows that marijuana is a gateway