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Should marijuana be legalized?

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If there is one thing I hate so much in this world we are in, it is drugs. How many lives were ruined because of drugs? Countless. Legalizing marijuana is unthinkable. I have seen lives ruined. I have witnessed families being shattered because of drugs. And yet there is nothing being done to stop the distribution of drugs around the world.

Marijuana is a drug no matter what people say. They say that there are good things about marijuana but I only look at it as a plant that ruins lives of people, especially young people who are suppose to be in school building their future. Young men and women are mostly the victims of the dreadful drugs, marijuana included. They are the easy prey of suppliers because they are still too young to understand the disadvantages of going into drugs.

Marijuana should never be legalized because if this would be legalized the more the people would have easy access to this drug. Drug is a source of easy money. People become drug pushers because of the easy money it gives to them to fulfill their dreams in life. There is quick money where drug is concerned and one wouldn't need to work hard to obtain the luxuries in life if one is into the drug business. This is the reason why drug syndicates are hard to erase in this world. They are flourishing and as crisis is becoming worse, more people would choose to do business with drugs in order to have a comfortable living. If marijuana will be legalized, then more people would go into the business, after all it is legal and everybody could join in.

Since marijuana is cheaper than other drugs, chances are that this could become a very lucrative business. And what will happen to this world that the authorities are trying to protect from harm? I could not even imagine what will happen in this world if this drug is legalized. Whatever the purpose for legalizing this drug, I hate it. Marijuana is a drug that has destroyed enough lives, there is no way I would allow this plant to be legalized for use.

Drug has done enough damage to so many people and up to this day, nothing could be done to stop or even lower the rate of crimes perpetrated because of drug use. The world is getting worse. Violence is everywhere, rape, robbery, killings, etc. So much of these atrocities are occurring everyday and drug has something to do with these incidents. Drugs make people feel and do things like animals. People who are drug addicts have no more emotions towards other people that is why they could do brutal things without having second thoughts.

Marijuana should never be legalized because of the bad effects that it gives to people. I greatly disagree with this legalization issue.

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