Why Marijuana Should Not Be Legalized

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Legalizing Marijuana? Weed shouldn’t be legalized for many reasons. Lots of people’s lungs are already bad and to ad on if people already drive drunk and get in car accidents, and that definitely means that they wouldn’t mind doing its while high. Sometimes all it takes a little bit more than some illegalization. Just like the prohibition people illegally stole alcohol and it was a huge deal, but how that the world is more dangerous and technological, so selling drugs is now easier, more interactive and more dangerous not just for the seller but for the buyer and civilians around. Why do people continue to sell it although it’s illegal, nor is it good for you. People may say “Oh its not even bad for you…” or “It doesn’t kill you…” Well …show more content…
Put yourself in your children’s shoes. What about when your kids can freely come home from school without being picked up. How would you feel about them walking or riding their bike home from school knowing that there are plenty of high people turning street corners and not worrying about stop signs without thinking about children that could be around? Your kid can end up in the hospital because people and their friends decided to vote for marijuana to be legal. In the article, Fatal Car Crashes Involving Pot use have Tripled in the U.S., Studies Find (http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20140204/fatal-car-crashes-involving-pot-use-have-tripled-in-us-study-finds ) state that, “Marijuana proved to be the main drug involved in the increase, contributing to 12 percent of 2010 crashes compared with 4 percent in 1999.” This tells me that lots of people can’t handle the legalization of this drug even when illegal and I wouldn’t trust my children in those streets.

In all smoking marijuana shouldn’t be legalized for all sorts of reasons. The world wouldn’t be a safe place for normal school children or regular civilians. Being disconnected to the world, reacting slowly to the world, risking our own future and lung cancer are just enough reasons not to do or legalize marijuana. Not only is this stuff damaging to us but it’s also selfish to the people around