cons for marijuana
MARIJUANA SHOULD NOT BE LEAGALIZED
It is true that marijuana can be useful for some type medical reason, but there are other arguments that state that marijuana could cause other medical problems. These arguments against the use of medical marijuana include the increased risk of psychosis, inferior effectiveness in treating glaucoma and increased risk in developing certain of cancer
Ingesting marijuana slows down motor skills and reaction time, can sometime cause paranoia and mood swings, fatigue, and increased appetite while under its effect. Long-term effects of marijuana used include memory loss, confusion, and/or delayed thought process, blockage of blood vessels and can lead to lung cancer if continuously smoked (not vaporized or eaten). It can also cause loss of motivation, cramps, and rarely diarrhea.
The research clearly indicates that marijuana is not only addictive (approximately 1 out of 6 youths who smoke marijuana will develop a dependence) but that the dangers of marijuana are, in fact, far more pronounced in young people than in adults. Marijuana is unquestionably a gateway to other, more dangerous drug use and, unsurprisingly, recent studies show regular users of marijuana may suffer a significant and permanent drop in IQ. The other health risks attached to smoked marijuana (e.g. stroke, cancer, psychosis) are suggested by early research but still unknown.
Then, in the 1960s, things changed. Science stepped in and began to study tobacco use and learned what big tobacco already knew. And more. The link to lung cancer was rapidly established, and warning labels were affixed to the side of every package. The reaction among smokers was immediate and visceral; they were irate that their drug of choice was being called into question; they denied and challenged the findings and, with the help of the tobacco industry, found flaws with the science.
Eventually, as the studies mounted, the evidence became irrefutable. Smoking this drug was not
It is true that marijuana can be useful for some type medical reason, but there are other arguments that state that marijuana could cause other medical problems. These arguments against the use of medical marijuana include the increased risk of psychosis, inferior effectiveness in treating glaucoma and increased risk in developing certain of cancer
Ingesting marijuana slows down motor skills and reaction time, can sometime cause paranoia and mood swings, fatigue, and increased appetite while under its effect. Long-term effects of marijuana used include memory loss, confusion, and/or delayed thought process, blockage of blood vessels and can lead to lung cancer if continuously smoked (not vaporized or eaten). It can also cause loss of motivation, cramps, and rarely diarrhea.
The research clearly indicates that marijuana is not only addictive (approximately 1 out of 6 youths who smoke marijuana will develop a dependence) but that the dangers of marijuana are, in fact, far more pronounced in young people than in adults. Marijuana is unquestionably a gateway to other, more dangerous drug use and, unsurprisingly, recent studies show regular users of marijuana may suffer a significant and permanent drop in IQ. The other health risks attached to smoked marijuana (e.g. stroke, cancer, psychosis) are suggested by early research but still unknown.
Then, in the 1960s, things changed. Science stepped in and began to study tobacco use and learned what big tobacco already knew. And more. The link to lung cancer was rapidly established, and warning labels were affixed to the side of every package. The reaction among smokers was immediate and visceral; they were irate that their drug of choice was being called into question; they denied and challenged the findings and, with the help of the tobacco industry, found flaws with the science.
Eventually, as the studies mounted, the evidence became irrefutable. Smoking this drug was not