LEGALIZING RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA: IS THIS THE SOLUTION TO THE CRIME AND OTHER RELATED PROBLEMS TO THE DRUG?
The issue of marijuana use as a recreational drug is one that often leads to a series of debates but more so in light as to whether it is time it was officially legalized throughout the world. Husak (2002) defines recreational marijuana as the use of the drug to influence a change an intoxicating effect that is often considered to be pleasurable. Marijuana is thus the third highly used drug in American to create such as effect although in most of the given states it remains to be illegal. Based on the evidences that have been provided for over the years, it is argued that by legalizing recreational marijuana, countries stand to gain …show more content…
Currently, most of the teen arrest made in associated with drug use involve the use of marijuana and alcohol the same with arrests made from the youth age group (Lee, 2013). Crime in relation to marijuana usage has always been in the increase such that it has become virtually impossible to constantly revise regulations and policies to address the situation. The growing demand for recreational marijuana is the reason as to why crimes associated with the drug increase on annual basis. The market demand needs a market supply and thus the increasing growth of the black …show more content…
As it is, the government is losing billions of dollars because of the unproductivity and health care associated with the use of marijuana. A good number of people will argue that the drug is virtually harmless not taking into consideration the fact that it is a drug that alters the functionality of the brain thus resulting into potential harm and damage.
Legalizing cannabis ought not to be a matter of yes or no answers, we have to take into consideration the potential harm we will be subjecting to the youth as the majority of the users (Pacula & Kilmer, 2014). The more one uses marijuana the more they are risking their own health. Pushing for the drug to be legalized can have its benefits for economical values but there is reason enough to consider the drug illegal as far as health for the potential users are concerned.
Drug addiction from the use of marijuana is a possibility and therefore legalizing it will mean an increase to the number of people who are dependent to the drug. The same argument does apply to the health risks associated with the use of recreational marijuana. An estimated 17% of those who smoke marijuana on regular basis have a higher risk of develop cancers related to the respiratory systems (Donovan et al, 2014). Smoking marijuana therefore should be controlled by the government as to ensure the growth of cancer patients from the
The issue of marijuana use as a recreational drug is one that often leads to a series of debates but more so in light as to whether it is time it was officially legalized throughout the world. Husak (2002) defines recreational marijuana as the use of the drug to influence a change an intoxicating effect that is often considered to be pleasurable. Marijuana is thus the third highly used drug in American to create such as effect although in most of the given states it remains to be illegal. Based on the evidences that have been provided for over the years, it is argued that by legalizing recreational marijuana, countries stand to gain …show more content…
Currently, most of the teen arrest made in associated with drug use involve the use of marijuana and alcohol the same with arrests made from the youth age group (Lee, 2013). Crime in relation to marijuana usage has always been in the increase such that it has become virtually impossible to constantly revise regulations and policies to address the situation. The growing demand for recreational marijuana is the reason as to why crimes associated with the drug increase on annual basis. The market demand needs a market supply and thus the increasing growth of the black …show more content…
As it is, the government is losing billions of dollars because of the unproductivity and health care associated with the use of marijuana. A good number of people will argue that the drug is virtually harmless not taking into consideration the fact that it is a drug that alters the functionality of the brain thus resulting into potential harm and damage.
Legalizing cannabis ought not to be a matter of yes or no answers, we have to take into consideration the potential harm we will be subjecting to the youth as the majority of the users (Pacula & Kilmer, 2014). The more one uses marijuana the more they are risking their own health. Pushing for the drug to be legalized can have its benefits for economical values but there is reason enough to consider the drug illegal as far as health for the potential users are concerned.
Drug addiction from the use of marijuana is a possibility and therefore legalizing it will mean an increase to the number of people who are dependent to the drug. The same argument does apply to the health risks associated with the use of recreational marijuana. An estimated 17% of those who smoke marijuana on regular basis have a higher risk of develop cancers related to the respiratory systems (Donovan et al, 2014). Smoking marijuana therefore should be controlled by the government as to ensure the growth of cancer patients from the