Persuasive Essay On Legalizing Marijuana

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Marijuana is still illegal in a lot of states in the United States. Marijuana is being used for medical reasons in some states. Whether its legal or illegal it always has been widely used within teens and adults for quite some time now. It is still taboo topic of conversation because people around you might judge you because of the use of the illegal drug. A lot of new professional jobs opportunities are dependent on the drug tests these days. Everyday use of marijuana is very common in the United States but the effects of it were not being researched medically because it was considered an illegal drug in all states. After the legalization in some states, there is more research done on this topic and the research is very helpful to make a decision whether people should continue the use of marijuana or if they should completely cut it out. Though there is extensive scientific research o the effects of using marijuana during pregnancy, there is also literature shedding light on myths around marijuana and …show more content…
Because if it was done in late 1900s, the credibility of the research might not have been too great because it was illegal and in all states in the United States therefore, conducting a research on that topic and finding participant would have been quiet difficult. The first article, Marijuana use and its effects in pregnancy, was written in 2016 and the other article, Marijuana in pregnancy, was written in 2004. The first article, Marijuana use and its effects in pregnancy, suggest that there are not any effects on fetus and the mother while the other article, Marijuana in pregnancy, suggest that there are increased risk of complications. To confirm that time frame of the research does make difference, one of the books, obstetric medicine, also agrees with the first article that "maternal marijuana use has little or no effect on the fetus"