There are many drugs, legal and illegal, that are used every day all over the world. Drugs are high on the lists of concerns of Americans, and are considered one of the major problems in the United States. There are a number of negative effects that are associated with drugs and this would be reduced if the United States banned the allowance of marijuana. Marijuana is said to be one of the least negative effecting drugs there are today, but in saying that the most commonly used illegal drug is the drug marijuana. Long- term use of marijuana has the same effects on the brain as a more dangerous drug such as cocaine and heroin. Tetrahydrocannabinol or THC is the active ingredient in marijuana, and this ingredient is the reason people get high
