Here 's a fun fact, did you know, most of us being 17 year-old students, one in seven of us has admitted to using cannabis in our lifetime?
Statistics collected by the Victorian Government’s Department of Health in a survey found that seven percent of people our age disclosed to having used cannabis in the past month and four percent in the past week.
For those of you who are unaware of what cannabis, commonly referred to as marijuana, pot, dope, and so on, actually is, it’s a flowering plant which, when smoked or consumed, slows down the messages travelling between your brain and your body, thanks to the key psychoactive agent, THC or tetrahydrocannabinol.
There are three key arguments surrounding the legalization of marijuana.
Firstly, …show more content…
Since then, as a result, the social atmosphere and economy of the state has thrived. With few repercussions, the legalisation of Cannabis has contributed $700 million to the Colorado economy according to the Governor John Hickenlooper.
Additionally it has created hundreds of jobs, increased tourism, industry and population. The Colorado government intends to use the money it has saved to create beneficial public education and health services.
Socially, the legalisation of marijuana for recreational purposes means all those who’ve acquired a criminal record thanks to unnecessary drug charges for possession won’t fall victims to being denied jobs and entry to certain countries due to of the stigma surrounding the drug.
So if the effects of marijuana are euphoric, relaxing and help with social ability, don’t they sound like they’re pretty similar to currently legal drugs which are at the moment readily available?
This year, many of us turn 18, we will be more than able to buy and consume cannabis’ legal counterparts, alcohol and …show more content…
Considering everything I’ve already said, on the other side of the argument, cannabis, unfortunately, is considered to be a gateway drug.
A ‘gateway drug’ is a drug which supposedly leads the user on to try or use more addictive or dangerous substances essentially, it is what makes a safe drug dangerous.
A survey in the United Kingdom by a government health department revealed that the majority of cocaine and ecstasy users, 99% in fact, first dabbled in drug use by consuming cannabis in their teens which lead onto them trying and becoming reliant on harder drugs.
One user revealed "I was given my first joint in the playground of my school. I’m a heroin addict now, and I’ve just finished my eighth treatment for drug addiction.”
Users who’ve become reliant on the euphoric and satisfying effects of cannabis consumption can become addicted. However, with continuous use, users can build up a tolerance, this can cause someone to attempt to find a high elsewhere, potentially from other harder and more dangerous
Statistics collected by the Victorian Government’s Department of Health in a survey found that seven percent of people our age disclosed to having used cannabis in the past month and four percent in the past week.
For those of you who are unaware of what cannabis, commonly referred to as marijuana, pot, dope, and so on, actually is, it’s a flowering plant which, when smoked or consumed, slows down the messages travelling between your brain and your body, thanks to the key psychoactive agent, THC or tetrahydrocannabinol.
There are three key arguments surrounding the legalization of marijuana.
Firstly, …show more content…
Since then, as a result, the social atmosphere and economy of the state has thrived. With few repercussions, the legalisation of Cannabis has contributed $700 million to the Colorado economy according to the Governor John Hickenlooper.
Additionally it has created hundreds of jobs, increased tourism, industry and population. The Colorado government intends to use the money it has saved to create beneficial public education and health services.
Socially, the legalisation of marijuana for recreational purposes means all those who’ve acquired a criminal record thanks to unnecessary drug charges for possession won’t fall victims to being denied jobs and entry to certain countries due to of the stigma surrounding the drug.
So if the effects of marijuana are euphoric, relaxing and help with social ability, don’t they sound like they’re pretty similar to currently legal drugs which are at the moment readily available?
This year, many of us turn 18, we will be more than able to buy and consume cannabis’ legal counterparts, alcohol and …show more content…
Considering everything I’ve already said, on the other side of the argument, cannabis, unfortunately, is considered to be a gateway drug.
A ‘gateway drug’ is a drug which supposedly leads the user on to try or use more addictive or dangerous substances essentially, it is what makes a safe drug dangerous.
A survey in the United Kingdom by a government health department revealed that the majority of cocaine and ecstasy users, 99% in fact, first dabbled in drug use by consuming cannabis in their teens which lead onto them trying and becoming reliant on harder drugs.
One user revealed "I was given my first joint in the playground of my school. I’m a heroin addict now, and I’ve just finished my eighth treatment for drug addiction.”
Users who’ve become reliant on the euphoric and satisfying effects of cannabis consumption can become addicted. However, with continuous use, users can build up a tolerance, this can cause someone to attempt to find a high elsewhere, potentially from other harder and more dangerous