Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Commentary #2

     US.Government published “Marijuana and It’s Affects” late last month, and while I agree with a portion of the article, I’m concerned by the rest of it and how it paints the legalization of marijuana in a negative light.
     I do agree that taxing it could help alleviate some of the debt the state has, while also bringing in extra revenue to be used for the benefit of the state and its citizens. But I don’t agree that people should be concerned with the health risks it poses. There are so many more things out there that are worse for you like caffeine and trans fats, and people take in all those by the gobs full every day. In my opinion I think legalizing marijuana and having it regulated if anything, would make it harder for minors to get their hands on. I know that when I was growing up it was always harder to get beer and cigarettes as opposed to some “pot,” because beer and cigs were legal and regulated.
     In my research, the tests that have been conducted to see if marijuana is indeed an addictive drug have all come back negative, and not one shows any indication of the user at any point becoming addicted to “weed.” There were no signs that the body or mind ever suffered from the daily use of marijuana. When in fact there were tests done on the bodies of alcoholics and long-term cigarette smokers that all concluded that there were serious health issues that came from the continuing use of either alcohol or tobacco. All of which are legal, so tell me……why can’t “pot” be?

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