Why to Decriminalize Cannabis?
By: Jack • Essay • 532 Words • November 13, 2009 • 933 Views
Essay title: Why to Decriminalize Cannabis?
Cannabis
Why to decriminalize cannabis?
more and more people are using it, so there is no point to control something that is uncontrollable
it is as dangerous and sometimes with even with less consequences then alcohol and tobacco
it is better to give a person a ticket for possession rather then destroying their life by sending them to jail
pure cannabis is not proven to be addictive or harmful to a person, they just have more tar then cigarettes
Why to have cannabis illegal?
in 1999 29% of students form grades 7 to 13 in Ontario admitted smoking cannabis at some time in their lives, compared with 13% in 1993. We should try to make cannabis illegal so our kids would not get addictive
experts report that marijuana is 50% more cancer causing then ordinary cigarettes
Why to have cannabis legal?
the percentage of students using marijuana is the same percentage as students using cigarettes, about 20 percent, and alcohol is over 60 percent, why not then make alcohol and tobacco illegal to, because they are as dangerous an cannabis
most of the people who use the narcotic use it to relieve stress, or just for fun, the popular stereotype is that people use it to fit in, but its actually not true
in the Netherlands people can buy as much as 5 grams of marijuana in a coffee shop. The murder rate in the Netherlands is 1.81% per 100,000 people, 14% smaller than in the U.S, and it also has a smaller homicide rate than Canadian rate.
All of these reasons show that marijuana will not increase