Early exposure to cannabis in adolescents decreases the reactivity of brain dopamine reward centers later in adulthood, making them vulnerable to addiction of other substances.

Compared to other drugs, marijuana isn't as harmful especially when it comes to long term effects.

Marijuana tends to be cheaper then most over the counter drugs, especially if said person with a disease has to take many pills.

if anything, smoking marijuana can lead to paranoia and short-term memory loss which many people experience in their everyday lives without the use of marijuana

While you can abuse the drug you cannot be addicted to it.

I agree, it will save officers time from arresting people for small amounts of marijuana, therefore allowing the officers to stay on the streets to catch burglars, dealers, and many other people doing harm.

I disagree, marijuana is not as harmful as cigarettes. The nicotine and all the other harmful chemicals that are in cigarettes, it can blacken your lungs and marijuana has never done that to one's lungs.

I agree, it helps save money by not having to pay to put so many people into jail/prison for nonviolent crimes and carrying small amounts of weed.

If marijuana were legalized, new users would not be restricted to only adults, just like alcohol and tobacco, the youth will be able to get their hands on marijuana just as easily as other substances that impair their thinking and post risk to their health.

It should not be legal because if it becomes legal, the poverty rate would increase because a lot of drug dealers live off their profits from selling marijuana.

Marijuana should be legalized solemnly due to the fact that it will reduce the amount of people in jail for nonviolent crimes. We will not have such a big of an issue of crowding in prisons and jails. Also, the amount of money and time that is put into arresting a person with small amount of marijuana on them has cost more than 3.6 billion dollars and it can take many officer to arrest and book a suspect. However, now that marijuana is legal in a few states, people are still getting arrested for possession. Their circumstances may differ, before, anyone with the smallest amount of marijuana on them could have been arrested. Now, people who are being arrested are who are surpassing the legal limit to carry on them which may be lead to believe that their intent is to sale. Overall, arresting people for carrying around small amounts of marijuana is time consuming for everybody, especially cops which is keeping them off the streets and from stopping a drunk driver or chasing a burglar, it is also very expensive to throw them into jail.

I agree withthe slowed reactin times and altered perception of reality it would be unsafe to drive

The same could be said for alcohol and thats still legal the only real reason marijuana isnt legal is because the government cant effectively

Smoking is not the only way recreational marijuana may be used there is other things such as edibles either way if it is as dangerous than tobacco should also be banned

Marijuana is a proven gateway drug that leads to harmful and more addictive drugs

Marijuana should not be legal because the smoke is just as dangerous cigarette smoke and can cause harm to the lungs.

and everybody has their side to say that it isn't a gateway drug

but some drugs might be stronger then others or might not have as much as a bigger influence s them.

I agree as well marijuana is not a gate way drug. it can be called other things but not a gateway drug

not necessarily a gate way drug. but it can lead too many things

weed can lead too many horrible things and you can get addicted easily

Marijuana should not be legalized because some people don't know to act when it's in their bodies and cant control themselves.

I support this because less drugs dealers on the streets the less problems on the streets and they run out of business

I very much agree with this. it gives the streets and gangs to talk to each other some what and have face to face