Base on the argument outline below, write an argument essay against legalization

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Base on the argument outline below, write an argument essay against legalization of marijuana. At least 2 pages.

Argument Outline, “Legalization of marijuana (it should or should not be legal)”

Thesis Statement: Legalization of marijuana debates are mostly driven by politico-economical motivations. A good and sincere look at humanitarian aspect, legalizing marijuana is an offense to human ethics and will cause incalculable damage to our societies. Therefore, legalization of marijuana should not be an option to look at.

INTRODUCTION

1. Marijuana is the common (and legal) American term for the dried flowers and leaves of the Cannabis Sativa, and for plant itself.

2. Legalization of marijuana concern whether to change laws about production, distribution and possession of it. Also, rules should apply to it?

3. Opinion about legalizing marijuana depends of group of age, elder or younger, experienced or novice.

4. Marijuana has been the most commonly abused drug in United States.

BODY

1. Effects of marijuana

a. Smokers themselves

b. Hypnotization

c. Marijuana impairs learning, judgment, and memory, all vital attributes for adolescents.

d. Marijuana increases panic attack

e. More than half of marijuana smokers become addicted

f. Marijuana can also damage the heart and lungs, increase the incidence of anxiety and depression, and trigger psychotic episodes.

2. Secondhand Smokers

a. Marijuana smoke cause Impairments

b. Marijuana smoke increase brain damage to infants

3. Legalization motivations

a. Pollical propaganda

b. Less work for law enforcement officers

c. Medical effectiveness and damage

4. Impact of marijuana in our societies

a. Marijuana will destroy a good number of our future (adolescents)

b. Degradation of morals

c. Marijuana use can also cause delinquent behavior, aggression, rebellion and poor relationships with family, especially parents.

CONCLUSION

1. Legalization of marijuana debates are mostly driven by politico-economical motivations. A good and sincere look at humanitarian aspect, legalizing marijuana is an offense to human ethics and will cause incalculable damage to our societies. Therefore, legalization of marijuana should not be an option to look at.

2. Summary about:

a. Damaged effects of marijuana

b. Real motivations of legalizing marijuana

c. Damaged impact of marijuana in our societies.

Explanation / Answer

(1)As we know that marijuana is plant known as weeds,or a greenish-gray mixture of the dried flowers ofCannabis sativa.Some people smoke marijuana in hand-rolled cigarettes called joints; in pipes, water pipes (sometimes called bongs), or in blunts (marijuana rolled in cigar wraps).Stronger forms of marijuana include sinsemilla (from specially tended female plants) and concentrated resins containing high doses of marijuana’s active ingredients, including honeylike hash oil, waxy budder, and hard amberlike shatter. These resins are increasingly popular among those who use them both recreationally and medically.

The main psychoactive (mind-altering) chemical in marijuana, responsible for most of the intoxicating effects that people seek, is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The chemical is found in resin produced by the leaves and buds primarily of the female cannabis plant. The plant also contains more than 500 other chemicals, including more than 100 compounds that are chemically related to THC, calledcannabinoids.

(2)Changes in marijuana policies across states legalizing marijuana for medical and/or recreational use suggest that marijuana is gaining greater acceptance in our society. Thus, it is particularly important for people to understand what is known about both the adverse health effects and the potential therapeutic benefits linked to marijuana.

Because marijuana impairs short-term memory and judgment and distorts perception, it can impair performance in school or at work and make it dangerous to drive. It also affects brain systems that are still maturing through young adulthood, so regular use by teens may have negative and long-lasting effects on their cognitive development, putting them at a competitive disadvantage and possibly interfering with their well-being in other ways. Also, contrary to popular belief, marijuana can be addictive, and its use during adolescence may make other forms of problem use or addiction more likely.

Whether smoking or otherwise consuming marijuana has therapeutic benefits that outweigh its health risks is still an open question that science has not resolved. Although many states now permit dispensing marijuana for medicinal purposes and there is mounting anecdotal evidence for the efficacy of marijuana-derived compounds, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not approved "medical marijuana." However, safe medicines based on cannabinoid chemicals derived from the marijuana plant have been available for decades and more are being developed.

(3)Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug (22.2 million people have used it in the past month) according to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.3 Its use is more prevalent among men than women—a gender gap that widened in the years 2007 to 2014.4

Marijuana use is widespread among adolescents and young adults. According to the Monitoring the Future survey—an annual survey of drug use and attitudes among the Nation’s middle and high school students—most measures of marijuana use by 8th, 10th, and 12th graders peaked in the mid-to-late 1990s and then began a period of gradual decline through the mid-2000s before levelling off. Most measures showed some decline again in the past 5 years. Teens’ perceptions of the risks of marijuana use have steadily declined over the past decade, possibly related to increasing public debate about legalizing or loosening restrictions on marijuana for medicinal and recreational use. In 2016, 9.4 percent of 8th graders reported marijuana use in the past year and 5.4 percent in the past month (current use). Among 10th graders, 23.9 percent had used marijuana in the past year and 14.0 percent in the past month. Rates of use among 12th graders were higher still: 35.6 percent had used marijuana during the year prior to the survey and 22.5 percent used in the past month; 6.0 percent said they used marijuana daily or near-daily.5

Medical emergencies possibly related to marijuana use have also increased. The Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), a system for monitoring the health impact of drugs, estimated that in 2011, there were nearly 456,000 drug-related emergency department visits in the United States in which marijuana use was mentioned in the medical record (a 21 percent increase over 2009). About two-thirds of patients were male and 13 percent were between the ages of 12 and 17.6 It is unknown whether this increase is due to increased use, increased potency of marijuana (amount of THC it contains), or other factors. It should be noted, however, that mentions of marijuana in medical records do not necessarily indicate that these emergencies were directly related to marijuana intoxication.

(4)When marijuana is smoked, THC and other chemicals in the plant pass from the lungs into the bloodstream, which rapidly carries them throughout the body to the brain. The person begins to experience effects almost immediately (see "How does marijuana produce its effects?"). Many people experience a pleasant euphoria and sense of relaxation. Other common effects, which may vary dramatically among different people, include heightened sensory perception (e.g., brighter colors), laughter, altered perception of time, and increased appetite.

If marijuana is consumed in foods or beverages, these effects are somewhat delayed—usually appearing after 30 minutes to 1 hour—because the drug must first pass through the digestive system. Eating or drinking marijuana delivers significantly less THC into the bloodstream than smoking an equivalent amount of the plant. Because of the delayed effects, people may inadvertently consume more THC than they intend to.

Pleasant experiences with marijuana are by no means universal. Instead of relaxation and euphoria, some people experience anxiety, fear, distrust, or panic. These effects are more common when a person takes too much, the marijuana has an unexpectedly high potency, or the person is inexperienced. People who have taken large doses of marijuana may experience an acute psychosis, which includes hallucinations, delusions, and a loss of the sense of personal identity. These unpleasant but temporary reactions are distinct from longer-lasting psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia, that may be associated with the use of marijuana in vulnerable individuals. (See "Is there a link between marijuana use and psychiatric disorders?")

Although detectable amounts of THC may remain in the body for days or even weeks after use, the noticeable effects of smoked marijuana generally last from 1 to 3 hours, and those of marijuana consumed in food or drink may last for many hours.

(5)As we know that Neatherland is the first country where legalisation of use of marijuana begins for as a drugs or medical purpose ofter many conflict.After that around 14 states out of 50 state from US they also legalises but world wide its not legalise but people are taking as medical or addition for enjoying or loosing their stress.

Country like india where toatally ban of marijuana means not legalise but liquor has legalise but now some state of India also have ban to sale the liquor.acoording to reports that says marijuana is less harmfull than liquor but its affect the teen ages people, other wise for over 20 year age their effect of harmfull is reduce.

   Source material taken from -----

National Institute on Drug Abuse

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