English Composition
There is a great debate as to whether or not marijuana should be legalized. It is a very heated topic but one that has already seen changes this year. If marijuana were to be legalized nationwide, not just for medical use, many changes could happen in this country. The legalization of marijuana could not only help create jobs, but end our countries debt crisis.
Medical marijuana is already legal in many states and many more are trying to get this passed. It has been proven that marijuana can help people who have glaucoma and cancer patients. Marijuana is a plant and has natural healing qualities. It helps with nausea and helps to improve appetites to patients taking chemotherapy. Pharmaceutical companies have issue with marijuana being legalized, because it would take a large chunk of their income. …show more content…
Many people that I know smoke marijuana. All of these people are functioning adults. They go to work every day, have children, own their homes and have great credit. They smoke after work and on the weekends. This is not the stereotype of marijuana smokers, but it seems to be more normal than not. I smoked at a younger age for a little while but getting older and having children, decided that it was not for me. I do not have issues with people who smoke as long as it does not harm anyone and they are responsible with it and it is not given to children. My feelings about marijuana are no different than how I feel about alcohol.
There are thousands of drunken driving accidents in this country every day. There are fights that break out because people have had too much to drink. If a little research is done it would be discovered that they have been no fatalities from just marijuana use. People who smoke marijuana are typically very laid back and not aggressive at all. There are many stereotypes for people who smoke marijuana but none of them are