Should Marijuana Be Legalized - 812 Words

Kush, Pot, Weed, Mary Jane, marijuana is known by many names. Americans perceive marijuana as an awful drug. But have americans discovered that marijuana has be known to contribute good and bad qualities for the human body. Americans should legalize marijuana because there has been no evidence that anyone has ever died of marijuana overdose, Marijuana is a safer drug than others, and Marijuana has a lower risk of addiction than most legalized drugs. To begin with, Marijuana was first known to be discovered in China around the time of 2727 B.C. Marijuana started out being used for healthy purposes. It’s was mainly used for clothing, fiber, and medical uses. Nowadays marijuana is smoked all around the world. The issue being faced in the U.S†¦show more content†¦Similarly, Marijuana also has an extremely almost non existent risk of addiction in comparison to other drugs.The article titled â€Å"The Truth About Pot† published in the Scientific American Website stated that, â€Å"only 9% of users of marijuana show signs of a dependence based relationship with marijuana.† In addition, this article also stated that â€Å"alcohol has an addiction percentage of 15 , cocaine has an addiction percentage of 17, heroin has an addiction percentage of 23, and nicotine has an addiction percentage 32.† Furthermore, it has never been proven that anyone has died of a marijuana overdose unlike most drugs. In an article written by the Huffington Post titled ‘How Many People Have Died From Marijuana they stated, â€Å"a marijuana smoker would have to consume 20,000 to 40,000 times the amount of THC in a joint in order to be at risk of dying.† Basically saying it’s highly unlikely that someone could die from Marijuana consumption. Also in an article made by the CDC titled ‘Drug Overdose† it stated that 44% of Americans in the U.S. die from an overdose on prescription pills, and over the counter pills everyday. Whereas through the evidence gathered there, hasn’t been one proven case of someone dying of Marijuana overdose. According to another article located on the Leafscience Website titled â€Å"Can you overdose on Marijuana?† has shown important evidence. It showed that