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Effects of Marijuana on Teens

Marijuana is one of the most widely used illegal drugs and a lot of young people do it. I personally don’t think there are any benefits from it and it does cost quite a lot to get a hold of. A lot of people try it because they get peer pressure into it and then get addicted to it. Marijuana can be taken many ways for example smoking it or eating it.

I think Marijuana is a bad thing because it has a lot of effects and dangers, one of the main effects is your mood it can range from stimulated or happy to drowsy or depressed. It can also give you red eyes, make you sleepy and make give you the munchies. Marijuana makes some people paranoid or hallucinate. Smoking it is just as tough on the lungs as smoking cigarettes. Online website http://www.teendrugabuse.us/teendruguse.html shows you the information on these effects and outlines that Marijuana is not good for you.

Marijuana is one of the cheaper drugs but still quite costly drug it can cost hundreds of dollars which is very hard hitting in the pocket. The drug can also become highly addictive , teens who use Marijuana start to become dependent on it to feel go, deal with life, handle stress or maybe to even deal with school. Most people inhale it but there are many ways of consuming this drug for example baking it into brownies also known as space cakes. Research on http://www.teendrugabuse.us/marijuana.html shows there were 14.6 million teens using it in 2002 in the us, 4.8 million of those were using the drug regularly.

There are many reasons why teens start smoking Marijuana, many kids start because they see there friends using it and think it is cool or get peer pressured into it. At my school I know of a group of boys that does consume this drug on a regular bases. They may also see it on T.V for example the movie Pineapple Express is bout Marijuana or it could be on a song, like the song Ganga Farmer. A famous person that done it when he was alive Bob Marley, t quite often see Marijuana as his theme on posters and things like that, he also sung songs about it. Some people think Marijuana makes you smarter and some people think it can make you smarter.

These are some of the reasons why I think doing Marijuana is bad for you there are many more reasons out there but I just outlined the main obvious ones. Marijuana is illegal because of the effects it has on you. I know people that have used it and it does make them do silly things and that is why I think Marijuana is bad for you. If you ever get into the situation for getting peer pressured or anything into it don’t do it.