Brave New World Soma Research Paper

In the book Brave New World there is this constant presence of this perfect drug known as soma. Soma is the drug in which the society uses it for depression, stress, etc. Huxley uses this drug in the novel as a form of happiness to the state and as a form of controlling. The scary thing about Huxley's prediction about this perfect drug soma is scary due to the fact of its relevancy in today's society with marijuana. The two drugs are very similar in the way they are used recreationally, how they control the mind and ambitions, and the considered "safety" of the drugs. Currently in the United States there are about 24 states that have legalized weed (www.governing.com) and California is trying to join that list. In our society marijuana is sort of a grey
In chapter 3 Mustapha Mond explained the use and being of soma as "The perfect drug". His explanation of it being perfect merely means no side effects. This relates to marijuana in the sense that marijuana is the most widely used drug in the world (www.lifehacker.com) due to its nature of being one of the more safe drugs to use. Melanie Pinola on www.lifehacker.com states, "By and large, marijuana has been shown to be much less dangerous and addictive than other substances." Many people use marijuana for mainly depression, but other reasons are also behind marijuana consumption, but much like soma they are both widely used in society for happiness. Throughout Brave New World soma is almost always referenced and used by different characters. It's main purpose in society was for happiness, stress, and a form of controlling the masses. Unfortunately Huxley's argument is still very much valid in the form of "soma", a perfect drug. It's relevant to today's society in the use of marijuana for the same reasons. Many think this drug to be harmless, but any drug one uses to escape reality just puts of the problems and never truly directly fixes