According to the Pew Research Center telephone survey, 75 percent of participants believe that marijuana will be legalized (Yahoo News). With the legalization in the states of Washington and Colorado for recreational use and over 20 states plus Washington, D.C. for medicinal purposes, the drug is well on its way to being nationally accepted. So it seems.
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Hello, new revenue and increased government spending. It is curious that something that causes cancer can be legalized, especially on the heels of enacting government healthcare. Hopefully, the government will not misappropriate funds from tax dollars generated from marijuana sales. Our country might need it to offset the increased healthcare costs, and other unforeseen expenses associated with legalization of marijuana.
As you might have surmised, I am not exactly thrilled. I am worried for our country. The drug, today, is more powerful than in the past. New creations, like marijuana wax, are extremely potent. Apparently, a person could stay high all day from a piece of the wax (ABC News). What? How do you function? What about kids, work, and driving? None of these seems like a good idea to be engaged with while high. Not to mention the possibility of overdose and psychosis. The National Institute of Drug Addiction article’s DrugFacts: Marijuana gives the full picture of potential problems.
Will a generation partake in this once taboo drug a little too liberally? Ambition and focus are affected by the use of the drug. America could be home of the lazy and complacent. Most of all, children are on my mind. I have witnessed the devastating effects of addiction and how it destroys families. Parents are emotionally unavailable. Absorbed in their high, they send a message to their kids they are alone, unloved and not important. Please do not misunderstand me, I am not insinuating all parents who partake in marijuana will behave in such a manner, but believe me, there will be parents who do.
Wow, I am conservative. I am when it comes to legalization of drugs, and when it comes to protecting children. The crippling effect drugs take on families is not worth the risk.
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