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Marijuana is tricky topic to discuss. ... It s sad to see people so close minded when it comes to marijuana, but its not there fault. After watching a few anti-marijuana advertisements, I myself almost started to get sucked into the propaganda. That was until I decided to get informed about the subject and at least come to some type of conclusion on whether or not marijuana is actually bad.
I personally have never smoked marijuana before, but I have been around it my entire life. ... In fact I have never known anyone who uses marijuana to do anything harmful to anyone or themselves. So it came as a shock to me late one evening when I was watching television and saw a public service announcement against marijuana. ... Words scroll across the screen saying "Marijuana Distorts the Senses". ... The ad then says, "Think marijuana is harmless? ... To be addicted to cigarettes and alcohol, just as long as you don’t smoke marijuana.
A group called “The Anti Drug” has also created magazine advertisements that use propaganda. The ads insinuated that you could die from marijuana usage and even had pictures of actors portraying marijuana junkies. This sparked an idea for me to find out just how addictive Marijuana is compared to other drugs. ... They were Nicotine, Heroin, Cocaine, Alcohol, caffeine and Marijuana. ... Marijuana scored a 1 on Dependence, withdrawal, and tolerance a 2 on reinforcement and a 3 on intoxication. ... In fact according to the chart caffeine has a higher dependency, withdrawal, and tolerance rate than marijuana.
So, why is it that cigarettes are legal and marijuana isn’t? ... So some have stated “why don’t we let companies manufacture and sell marijuana, and well just tax them.
Approximate Word count = 1372
Approximate Pages = 5.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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