Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the united states, having been used by 1 in 3 Americans in their lifetime. Cannabis is more commonly used among the young community. Most youth today engage in drug use due to peer pressure, curiosity or a way to deal with problems in their lives. As stated in the justice.org achieves: the primary distributor of illegal drugs in the U.S are gangs; street gangs, outlawed motorcycle gangs and prison gangs. The increasing numbers of gangs activity posses a dramatic increase in the availability of drugs to the public. The governments solutions to theses problems, listed on drug policy.org, are the fifty-one billion dollars spent on the war on drugs annually, resulting in roughly about six
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Taking into account that marijuana is the easiest of illicit drug to gain access to and is seen as the least harmful of all drugs; It is popularly know as a gate way drug that lead people to try harder drugs such as cocaine and heroin. Many teens who tried marijuana had done so as a result of curiosity and or wanting to fit in with a certain social group while others may have said to try it to deal with anxiety, depression, and problems in their personal lives. None the less, these eventually leads to heavier drug problems in their future and causes inability to functions without drugs, eradicates motivations and promotes incompetence to live a successful normal life. A few short term effect of marijuana according to WWW.drug facts.org are lack of coordination, distorted sense of time, vision, hearing. Marijuana also increases appetite and accelerates the heart rates possibly leading to a heart attacks. The long term effect of cannabis include, …show more content…
I believe it should be used to save lives of victims of life altering illnesses and as a pain suppressant for cancer patients, but after having to go to court for possession of marijuana for recreation purposes, I realized that marijuana was not worth putting my future in jeopardy. I was not dying of a rare disease or in pain due to terminal cancer. I was simply being an irresponsible, reckless teenager who did not think about the consequences of my actions. It was nerve racking being in a court of law. I was petrified being in the same room with people who have committed far more serious offenses ,and having to be judged in the same manor as them was an eye opener. I never want to be in a positions such as that one again where my future is in someone else’s hands to decide. Luckily my punishment was justifiable, but it is still just the first step in the reflection of my behavior and reevaluating my life choices. Doing drug, any drugs will have a negative consequence in some ones life. Regardless of what many people may think, doing drugs ruins your relationships with family and friends and it also damages your self image. After my violation hearing I decided to do research on how using marijuana and other illicit drugs have ruined normal peoples lives and it honestly scared me. some people were unable to finish college because they were unable to apply for financial aid
Taking into account that marijuana is the easiest of illicit drug to gain access to and is seen as the least harmful of all drugs; It is popularly know as a gate way drug that lead people to try harder drugs such as cocaine and heroin. Many teens who tried marijuana had done so as a result of curiosity and or wanting to fit in with a certain social group while others may have said to try it to deal with anxiety, depression, and problems in their personal lives. None the less, these eventually leads to heavier drug problems in their future and causes inability to functions without drugs, eradicates motivations and promotes incompetence to live a successful normal life. A few short term effect of marijuana according to WWW.drug facts.org are lack of coordination, distorted sense of time, vision, hearing. Marijuana also increases appetite and accelerates the heart rates possibly leading to a heart attacks. The long term effect of cannabis include, …show more content…
I believe it should be used to save lives of victims of life altering illnesses and as a pain suppressant for cancer patients, but after having to go to court for possession of marijuana for recreation purposes, I realized that marijuana was not worth putting my future in jeopardy. I was not dying of a rare disease or in pain due to terminal cancer. I was simply being an irresponsible, reckless teenager who did not think about the consequences of my actions. It was nerve racking being in a court of law. I was petrified being in the same room with people who have committed far more serious offenses ,and having to be judged in the same manor as them was an eye opener. I never want to be in a positions such as that one again where my future is in someone else’s hands to decide. Luckily my punishment was justifiable, but it is still just the first step in the reflection of my behavior and reevaluating my life choices. Doing drug, any drugs will have a negative consequence in some ones life. Regardless of what many people may think, doing drugs ruins your relationships with family and friends and it also damages your self image. After my violation hearing I decided to do research on how using marijuana and other illicit drugs have ruined normal peoples lives and it honestly scared me. some people were unable to finish college because they were unable to apply for financial aid