Someone unknown said that ”Make no mistake: Marijuana is a drug. As such, it’s like other drugs, poses a real threat to your life.” 18 is an absurd age to purchase marijuana because of the damage to your health, both mental and physical; law and rules are affected; and the harmful accidents caused by this drug. In general, health risks associated with marijuana can be acute or chronic.Daily or near-daily use of marijuana can have serious long-term effects on a user’s health, including risk of addiction, earlier onset or worsening of some mental illnesses in vulnerable individuals; and difficulty thinking, learning, remembering, and making decisions. Such effects may take days, weeks, months or years to resolve after use is stopped,
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In Canada alone the illegal trade of marijuana reaps an estimated $7 billion in income annually for organized crime. In addition, the administrative burden and social harms associated with the enforcement of marijuana laws, particularly for simple possession, are onerous, and need to be balanced with other safety priorities. Some Canadians argue that these laws are disproportionate to the seriousness of marijuana use as a criminal offence. In 2014, marijuana possession offences accounted for 57,314 police-reported drug offences under the CDSA ( Controlled Drugs and Substance Act); this is more than half of police-reported drug offences. Of these, 22,223 resulted in a charge for possession that year. The criminal records that result from these charges have serious implications for the individuals involved. People with criminal records may have difficulty finding employment and housing, and may be prevented from travelling outside of Canada. This will cause children to fall in with the wrong crowd and possibly not get a good post secondary education because the criminal record they now …show more content…
This shows teenagers that since it is helping the economy it is okay for them to use marijuana.
In designing the new system for legal access, close consideration must be given to new or strengthened sanctions for those who act outside the boundaries of the new system. For example, new laws may be necessary to punish those who sell to minors. Also, vigilant enforcement as well as new or strengthened laws, at the federal, provincial or territorial, or local level, may be needed to consistently protect public and individual health and safety by addressing: concerns regarding the location of production or distribution sites; hours of operation; density or overall number of producers and/or retailers; and, consumption of marijuana outside of personal dwellings (e.g., public
In Canada alone the illegal trade of marijuana reaps an estimated $7 billion in income annually for organized crime. In addition, the administrative burden and social harms associated with the enforcement of marijuana laws, particularly for simple possession, are onerous, and need to be balanced with other safety priorities. Some Canadians argue that these laws are disproportionate to the seriousness of marijuana use as a criminal offence. In 2014, marijuana possession offences accounted for 57,314 police-reported drug offences under the CDSA ( Controlled Drugs and Substance Act); this is more than half of police-reported drug offences. Of these, 22,223 resulted in a charge for possession that year. The criminal records that result from these charges have serious implications for the individuals involved. People with criminal records may have difficulty finding employment and housing, and may be prevented from travelling outside of Canada. This will cause children to fall in with the wrong crowd and possibly not get a good post secondary education because the criminal record they now …show more content…
This shows teenagers that since it is helping the economy it is okay for them to use marijuana.
In designing the new system for legal access, close consideration must be given to new or strengthened sanctions for those who act outside the boundaries of the new system. For example, new laws may be necessary to punish those who sell to minors. Also, vigilant enforcement as well as new or strengthened laws, at the federal, provincial or territorial, or local level, may be needed to consistently protect public and individual health and safety by addressing: concerns regarding the location of production or distribution sites; hours of operation; density or overall number of producers and/or retailers; and, consumption of marijuana outside of personal dwellings (e.g., public