Keep Marijuana Illegal
...ffects to public safety. Marijuana can last up to 24 hours in the users system. It has a negative impact on the user’s alertness, concentration, coordination, and reaction time. We do not need doctors, nurses, teachers and others being able to smoke marijuana one evening, and operate freely at work the next day. According to The American Lung Association and the Drug Enforcement Agency, marijuana contains some of the same cancer-causing chemicals found in tobacco smoking. Some studies have shown that smoking five joints per day may be taking in as much cancer-causing chemicals as someone who smokes a full pack of cigarettes everyday. The risk of a heart attack is five times higher than usual in the hour after Beaton-2 smoking marijuana. Yet, advocates of legalization still insist that marijuana is not a health danger. Lastly, some claim that marijuana does not increase the use of other addictive drugs. However, studies have shown that very few people use other illegal drugs without first trying marijuana. The longer a person smokes marijuana, the more they will need to smoke to experience the “high”. They begin to have an urge for an even better “high” and turn to...