Differences in marijuana compared to harsher drugs

Marijuana is considered a drug however it should be looked at more closely to see the differences in its effects compared to more harsh drugs such as cocaine, crack, heroin, and mushrooms. There are many drugs that are illegal and should stay illegal however marijuana is not one of those.
Methamphetamines are serious drugs that are harmful to anyone who uses them. These drugs can be taken a number of ways. Some take them orally, many snort the substance while others may smoke it or inject it. Other names methamphetamines are meth, crank, crystal, and ice. These dangerous drugs can cause effects such as addiction, irritability, aggression, hypothermia, stroke, paranoia, psychosis, convulsions, hallucinations, arrhythmia, and also the feeling or sensation of insects creeping under ones skin.
Another popular drug that is used by many college students is the drug ecstasy. Places where these students go to are underground parties also known as raves. Psychiatric disturbances, depression, anxiety, nausea, muscle tension, increase heart rate, blurred visions, and hallucination are some of the effects this substance has on the human body.
Marijuana’s effects on the other hand are not as sever. Marijuana is not injected or snorted it is only smoked or can be eaten. Impaired or reduced comprehension, alter sense of time, reduced ability to perform tasks requiring concentration and coordination, listening, and memory are of the worst effects one can have with the substance. The parts of the brain that control emotions, memory, and judgment are affected by marijuana. None of these effects put harm in a person ways when using the drug at home responsibly. If one were to relate the effect of alcohol and marijuana one would notice that alcohol has the worst. With alcohol one can die with high doses. Some similarities between the two substances are impaired judgment or perception such as driving under the influence. These behaviors however can be watch by the law. Unlike marijuana alcohol had been known to make people have violent behavior, and or be depressed. With alcohol use 25 percent of children in the 8th grade have admitted to being intoxicated at least one time. The average age for marijuana use is at 14 which in most cases the student is in his freshmen year of high school.
It is apparent that marijuana is not as harmful to humans as other drugs. If having alcohol be legal for humans to consume at the age of 21, why can’t marijuana? After one looks at the effects of alcohol, one will see that marijuana is the least harmful.

http://www.yic.gov/drugfree/drugeffects.html

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