If forty-three percent of Americans have tried the drug while it is illegal, how many do you think would do it if it was made legal? Also, children growing up in an environment where drugs are made to be a common thing are not growing up how a normal child should. The future of America, our children should not be growing up in a country where drugs are legal and easily accessible. It is a substance that alters your perceptions which could affect the lives of many people if that person decides to drive because their senses are severely slowed …show more content…
The use of marijuana can bring a negative impact to the users family. It affects them financially because to be able to have marijuana one has to pay to keep feeding the addiction that they have. If the family is not in a good financially this can put a big damper on their relationships. It can also hurt them physically because the drug slows down your reflexes which could take away from the time they could be spending with their family instead. As much as the family tries to help the addicted it seems too much to handle and they seem to fall apart. As shown above, marijuana does have both negative and positive effects. It has a massive amount of followers both for and against it. The legalization of marijuana could be beneficial for a numerous of reasons: medical, boost economy and much more but could also prove to be negative, for example, altered perceptions, and the effect it has on our