Legalizing Marijuana

It took me a while, but I finally gathered enough energy to blog about my choice essay.

I know the essay wasn't written by the Grammar King, but I still found it to be quite interesting. True, not only did he lack proper sentence structure, but he also failed to cite his sources. It wouldn't surprise me if the young man was actually on marijuana when he wrote that essay. Still, the essay was informative and interesting nonetheless.

Personally, I think marijuana should be legalized. But don't think I'm a pot head just because I think that. A question I wasn't able to ask because we ran out of time was would only people who actually smoke marijuana want it legalized? I say no, because there are people in this country who actually think people have the right to do whatever they want to their own bodies. They may think whatever it is the people are doing may be wrong, but they still have the right to commit the act.

When we go into all the facts and statistics about marijuana, they really aren't as bad as other stuff like cigarettes and alcohol. The difference between cigarettes and marijuana is marijuana messes with your brain cells and make you all loopy. Cigarettes do nothing but harm you. At least they people who are high actually feel good. That may not be the greatest defense, but it is the most simple one.

Alcohol is, in my opinion, the most dangerous of the three. Alcohol messes with you mind, your body, and your emotions. Alcohol can cause a person to lose total control of their surroundings. At least a person on marijuana is aware of what they are doing. True, their judgment may not be the greatest, but at least they don't lose total control. The side effects of both marijuana and alcohol are very different. Marijuana makes you tired and lazy. It only screws up your memory when you are under the influence of the drug. So people who say marijuana makes you stupid, they are only right when people abuse the drug. Of course, alcohol is just the same. When you become an alcoholic, you are putting yourself in way more danger than just becoming lazy and slow. When a person drinks too much, they typically experience a hangover. They puke, they have the headache from hell, and their body basically goes to crap. Once again, after marijuana wears off, the worst is they are extremely tired.

I could go on with more information about why marijuana should be legalized, however I only wanted to explain my basic ideas. Why should it be illegal when there are some things out in the world that are considered much worse? So tell me, would you want cigarettes illegal? How about alcohol? Or do you think they should all be legal? Personally I think they should all be legal because people have the right to screw up their own bodies and lives. However, if they abuse the stuff then I have a problem because they could potentially be putting others in danger. So please, if you drink or smoke, be safe and try to use your best judgment. Because there is such a thing as having enough.