Should Marijuana Be Legalized?

Marijuana is one of such drugs obtained from the hemp plant, which makes people to behave and act in an abnormal way after its consumption. From my knowledge of this drug (marijuana), it sometimes results to brain damage, especially when it is being taken in excess or when an individual’s brain capacity is not strong enough to contain it. Legalizing Marijuana should not come up as an option, if we consider the negative effects it has brought to our society in general. If some people believe it has some advantages, and that its use should be legalized, I vehemently oppose this view for the fact that societal violence it has increased over the years has continued to be a threat to peace, and it calls for concern. The reasons for opposing that marijuana should be legalized will be highlighted in the discourse below.

In the first instance, let’s consider the enormity of societal violence such as robbery, rape, bullying, etc that marijuana has helped to increase. It is a known fact that when marijuana is being taken in excess which addicts are guilty of, it makes people to go out of control, and as a result of loss of control, people easily indulge in activities that endanger the lives of other people. The funny thing is that people who are under the control of this drug believe that whatever they are doing at the time of its influence is proper, but in reality, it is not. Some robbers and rapists do take marijuana before carrying out their wicked activities, just to be high and fearless during their operations. Some of these people do regret their actions when the influence of this drug clears. This shows that without taking marijuana, some people will not be involved in these foolish acts thereby helping to decrease rather than increase societal violence.

Secondly, the intake of marijuana sometimes make some people who cannot contain it go mad. Personally, I have witnessed where this sort of thing happened to people I know. Since the intake of this drug especially by smoking it increases the number of mental cases in our society, I do not think that legalizing it will do us any good; instead it will hinder growth, development and progress of individuals in our society.

Lastly, legalizing this harmful drug will certainly bring uncontrolled atmosphere in sports and games. If marijuana be legalized, sports officials and referees will be at the receiving end as both the players and their fans will no longer be controlled when they are under the influence of this drug. A player can easily beat up an official when a decision goes against him, because people can do unimaginable things when they are under the influence of drugs. On the other hand, violence among sports fans will greatly increase as most of them will take drugs in excess before any game in order to be in high spirit to support their teams, and when a decision goes against their teams, I wonder what the fate of the officials would be after such a game.

I strongly maintain that marijuana should not be legalized, because the kind of violence that it helps to increase in our society is exactly not what our society needs.
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