Some people believe we should legalize marijuana for medical reasons. Do you? I don’t. Legalizing marijuana is a bad idea because, it creates many social/public problems, the ingredients are toxic, and the risks are high. Many people are tormented by cancer caused by smoking like my grandpa. Most people regret smoking marijuana because of all the problems it causes. Marijuana makes getting cancer 200% more likely (Miranda Hitti). My grandfather died from cancer caused by smoking. I don’t want you to make the same mistake, so I will you reconsider my question. Legalizing marijuana is a bad idea because of the wide variety of social/public issues it presents to all of us. Many car crashes and hospital visits have happened due to
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Some people believe that marijuana is good, that bad consequences won’t fall upon themselves, and that marijuana is good for the economy because it makes lots of money for people. Look, does all this help the economy? Marijuana smoke deposits four times more tar in your lungs and contains 50 percent to 70 percent more cancer causing ingredients than tobacco smoke” (samhs.gov). “In 2005 nearly 242,200 people were admitted to emergency rooms suffering from marijuana related problems” (samhsa.gov). Drugfreeworld.org points out, “One major research study reported that a single cannabis joint could cause as much damage to the lungs as five regular cigarettes smoked one after another” (drug free world). Drug free world again adds, “Long time joint smokers often suffer from bronchitis an inflammation of the respiratory tract” (drug free world). “Studies show that the mental functions of people who have smoked a lot of marijuana tend to diminish, which affects the users memory” (drug free world). “A pregnant woman who regularly smokes marijuana or hashish may give birth pre maturely resulting in an undersized and underweight baby” (drug free world). M.webmd.com says, “Smoking pot can increase your heart rate by as much as two times for up to three hours. That’s why some pot users have heart attacks and die” (m.webmd.com). Based upon these facts, I most certainly wouldn’t ever smoke weed. Its toxic chemicals are very destructive to your body and can wreak havoc on your brain, throat, lungs, and reaction time, which I don’t think you would
Some people believe that marijuana is good, that bad consequences won’t fall upon themselves, and that marijuana is good for the economy because it makes lots of money for people. Look, does all this help the economy? Marijuana smoke deposits four times more tar in your lungs and contains 50 percent to 70 percent more cancer causing ingredients than tobacco smoke” (samhs.gov). “In 2005 nearly 242,200 people were admitted to emergency rooms suffering from marijuana related problems” (samhsa.gov). Drugfreeworld.org points out, “One major research study reported that a single cannabis joint could cause as much damage to the lungs as five regular cigarettes smoked one after another” (drug free world). Drug free world again adds, “Long time joint smokers often suffer from bronchitis an inflammation of the respiratory tract” (drug free world). “Studies show that the mental functions of people who have smoked a lot of marijuana tend to diminish, which affects the users memory” (drug free world). “A pregnant woman who regularly smokes marijuana or hashish may give birth pre maturely resulting in an undersized and underweight baby” (drug free world). M.webmd.com says, “Smoking pot can increase your heart rate by as much as two times for up to three hours. That’s why some pot users have heart attacks and die” (m.webmd.com). Based upon these facts, I most certainly wouldn’t ever smoke weed. Its toxic chemicals are very destructive to your body and can wreak havoc on your brain, throat, lungs, and reaction time, which I don’t think you would