The Problem with Society and Legalizing Marijuana First and foremost, there is too much information overload and sensationalism being reported 24/7 from around the globe by news and social media outlets that are self-serving and self-perpetuating the cognitive dissonance and discord in American society. Society’s insatiable appetite for violence and obsession with smart phones demonstrates human beings are creatures of habit and addiction. These distractions along with unsupervised, uncensored children, teen pregnancy, poverty and a broken educational system are significant causation factors to the illicit drug epidemic in society today. Therefore, why would we legalize marijuana when we know after alcohol, marijuana has the highest
