Legalizing marijuana is one of the biggest debates in America today and its harmful consequences targets all ages groups including teenagers. Marijuana is a controversial topic and should be banned due to its negative impact in society, development of health issues, drug addiction, and crime increase. On June 1, 2015 republican governor Greg Abbott signed the approval of access to cannabis oil, (an extract from marijuana plant), a treatment for multiple medical conditions, including cancer Alzheimer’s, epilepsy, Lyme disease chronic pain, rheumatism, multiple sclerosis, anxiety disorders, asthma and diabetes. The governor stated, Texas won’t legalize marijuana for medicinal or recreational use for as long as he’s in office and by making clear
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Marijuana affects multiple parts of the body and is harmful to an individual’s health such as the brain, because the vessels in the brain of a marijuana smoker restrict blood flow , it causes high risk for people living with cardiac conditions. Marijuana also affects the lungs, high levels of carcinogens were found in a marijuana smoker, an estimate of fifty to seventy percent of carcinogens higher than a tobacco smoker. Carcinogens is a substance capable of causing cancer in living tissue. When someone smokes the heart rates from twenty percent to one hundred percent for up to three hours after it’s been smoked, which causes risk of heart palpitations, arrhythmias, and heart attack. Last, but not least, mental health, studies suggest a link between marijuana and mental illness, like depression and schizophrenia. In conclusion by legalizing marijuana, more people will be prompt to purchase this drug and develop numerous health …show more content…
Someone who smokes marijuana have poorer educational outcomes than their nonsmoking peers. A review of forty eight studies has found that marijuana use is associated with reduced educational attainment, a recent analysis using data from three large studies in Australia and New Zealand found that adolescents who used marijuana stated that marijuana users are less likely to finish high school or obtain a college degree and have a much higher chance of later developing dependence, using other drugs and suicide attempts. Several studies have shown that heavy marijuana use leads to lower income, greater welfare dependence, unemployment, criminal behavior and lower life satisfaction. The extremely low percent of marijuana users that were able to graduate college have yearly household incomes of less than $30,000 dollars , the majority of heavy users reported that marijuana had negative effects in all aspects of their lives and have confirmed that marijuana affected their cognitive abilities, career achievements, social lives, and physical and mental health. I believe that if marijuana is legalize society is creating a new marijuana dependence generation that will lead for individuals not to take advantage of their full
Marijuana affects multiple parts of the body and is harmful to an individual’s health such as the brain, because the vessels in the brain of a marijuana smoker restrict blood flow , it causes high risk for people living with cardiac conditions. Marijuana also affects the lungs, high levels of carcinogens were found in a marijuana smoker, an estimate of fifty to seventy percent of carcinogens higher than a tobacco smoker. Carcinogens is a substance capable of causing cancer in living tissue. When someone smokes the heart rates from twenty percent to one hundred percent for up to three hours after it’s been smoked, which causes risk of heart palpitations, arrhythmias, and heart attack. Last, but not least, mental health, studies suggest a link between marijuana and mental illness, like depression and schizophrenia. In conclusion by legalizing marijuana, more people will be prompt to purchase this drug and develop numerous health …show more content…
Someone who smokes marijuana have poorer educational outcomes than their nonsmoking peers. A review of forty eight studies has found that marijuana use is associated with reduced educational attainment, a recent analysis using data from three large studies in Australia and New Zealand found that adolescents who used marijuana stated that marijuana users are less likely to finish high school or obtain a college degree and have a much higher chance of later developing dependence, using other drugs and suicide attempts. Several studies have shown that heavy marijuana use leads to lower income, greater welfare dependence, unemployment, criminal behavior and lower life satisfaction. The extremely low percent of marijuana users that were able to graduate college have yearly household incomes of less than $30,000 dollars , the majority of heavy users reported that marijuana had negative effects in all aspects of their lives and have confirmed that marijuana affected their cognitive abilities, career achievements, social lives, and physical and mental health. I believe that if marijuana is legalize society is creating a new marijuana dependence generation that will lead for individuals not to take advantage of their full