Smoking Marijuana Argumentative Essay

Smoking Marijuana has some pros and cons but, more cons of course. The chemicals that are in this substance are known to cause cancer such as; Tobacco, ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, and formaldehyde. There's no research that marijuana causes lung cancer like cigarettes do. But people that smoke pot do show and have research. Does smoking pot change the way your brain thinks? Works? Function?. “Heavy pot smokers in studies score lower than non-users on tests of memory, attention, and learning. The more they smoke, the worse they did." A quote from a source http://www.webmd.com. Another fact from the following source is; “The effects of smoking pot may be even more pronounced in teenage smokers than adults, because teens’ brains are still developing." Other health facts from my trustful source is some health effects; Anxiety, depression, fast heart rate, increased risk of heart attack (within the first hour after smoking), And lastly suicidal thoughts in teens.

One of the biggest question is marijuana addictive? Those who use marijuana all the time can have a hard time stopping. However, the condition of marijuana
Although smoking is the most common and popular way to use marijuana, the common way to eat it is in a brownie or other foods of your choice. Eating pot may help spare a lung effects of this drug but, that doesn't mean it's safe. Because it takes awhile for your body to digest marijuana, you may not feel the effects right away or as quick then smoking it. For people that don't know that fact you could have a high chance of overdose if you keep eating more to get high. Then the signs of overdose can occur which include; sudden anxiety and panic.

Over all those are all the facts from my one trusty source that support my perspective on teenagers that smoke or eat pot at a young age who are heavily into marijuana or as you can say the “gateway drug”. It does nothing but damage your health not improve