Persuasive Essay On Legalizing Marijuana
Clint Johnston
8/5/11
Legalization of Marijuana
Marijuana is a very well known and controversial issue in society today. Although many claims have been made about cannabis in recent history, the truth is slowly starting to resurface. Marijuana could not only benefit our economy and industry but as well as our medical field. Unfortunately, these truths are under criticism due to the stereotypical view of what people view as the typical “pot smoker.” This biased perception of a lazy and unmotivated America is the result of over seventy years of propaganda and lies spread by private interests who needed cannabis illegal for their own personal gains. We must look at cannabis with an unbiased view with only the intention of bettering our country in mind.
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This thought claims that two substantial events occur in relation of each other. Just because most people that do hard drugs started with marijuana does not mean that marijuana will cause people to do harder drugs. If someone wants to experiment with cocaine they are going to do it regardless if they have tried marijuana before. People need to stop putting the blame of heavy drug users onto this harmless plant. No one wants to take responsibility for their actions and own up to their mistakes. By this logic, you shouldn’t eat meat because it leads to cannibalism. I mean I started with milk then I went to soda. However one’s habitual habits change, it is completely independent of prior endeavors. Also, it’s never reported that cigarettes are a “gateway drug.” How many people do you think tried smoking a cigarette or drinking alcohol before smoking marijuana? By the “gateway drug” theory it should be cigarettes and alcohol that is leading people to meth and heroin, not
8/5/11
Legalization of Marijuana
Marijuana is a very well known and controversial issue in society today. Although many claims have been made about cannabis in recent history, the truth is slowly starting to resurface. Marijuana could not only benefit our economy and industry but as well as our medical field. Unfortunately, these truths are under criticism due to the stereotypical view of what people view as the typical “pot smoker.” This biased perception of a lazy and unmotivated America is the result of over seventy years of propaganda and lies spread by private interests who needed cannabis illegal for their own personal gains. We must look at cannabis with an unbiased view with only the intention of bettering our country in mind.
Utilizing cannabis for …show more content…
This thought claims that two substantial events occur in relation of each other. Just because most people that do hard drugs started with marijuana does not mean that marijuana will cause people to do harder drugs. If someone wants to experiment with cocaine they are going to do it regardless if they have tried marijuana before. People need to stop putting the blame of heavy drug users onto this harmless plant. No one wants to take responsibility for their actions and own up to their mistakes. By this logic, you shouldn’t eat meat because it leads to cannibalism. I mean I started with milk then I went to soda. However one’s habitual habits change, it is completely independent of prior endeavors. Also, it’s never reported that cigarettes are a “gateway drug.” How many people do you think tried smoking a cigarette or drinking alcohol before smoking marijuana? By the “gateway drug” theory it should be cigarettes and alcohol that is leading people to meth and heroin, not