The article “DeBlasio Explains His Hesitance on Legalizing Marijuana” had published in the New York Times on December 20, 2018. Jeffrey Mays, a correspondent of the New York Time, writes that the US national government should not legalize the use of marijuana due to the severe threat addiction that the drug pauses to the young people. Notably, the former mayor of New York City had previously asserted that marijuana should not be legalized due to the negative first-hand experiences he has had with the drug, before his later change of heart. According to the former mayor, the drug leads to addiction which adversely affects the psychological and physical wellbeing of the abusers, making their health to deteriorate and even acquire lifestyle diseases such as cancer and emphysema among others. Based on this, this commentary opines that the US national government should not legalize marijuana to save the country from impending disaster.
The tendency of
marijuana to lead to addiction, therefore, pauses a significant threat to
the future of the young people and the future of America as a whole. For instance,
young people would become too addicted to the drug such that their lives revolve
around marijuana, while other life processes such as education and academics stall.
In the result, the health of the youths will be severely impacted while the economy
of America will lose vibrant and energetic people to propel the economy of the
country forward. For this reason, we should stop the legalization of marijuana
to secure our future as well as the future of the young people.
In conclusion, Mays
ascertains that the City of New York and by extension the US national
government should not legalize marijuana as doing so would be equivalent
to opening up a Pandora box or a dynamic for more Americans to suffer. The
massive amount of young people who have lost their lives is a testament to
the adverse health consequences of the drug; hence it should not be legalized.
4 comments:
While everyone has a different opinion on this matter. It is quite the controversy, and I think the reason large corporations are against legalizing marijuana is because it actually helps. There are no deaths caused by marijuana, but for alcohol, tobacco, and opioids there are related deaths every day. Cannabis is legal in some states, but in others, people are still incarcerated for this substance which makes no sense to me. While the former New York mayor had negative first-hand experiences to Cannabis that doesn't mean everyone else will and It really depends on the type of person you are. If you have an addictive personality and have problems with substance abuse, then use the excuse its a gateway drug. But for children and people out there who need CBD or THC to help with Parkinson's disease, ALS, glaucoma, seizures, and cancer. It is not about addiction or abuse it's about how this natural medicine can save their life.
There are two sides to this problem and everyone has a different opinion, however, I agree with Jeffrey Mays' comment on his article “DeBlasio Explains His Hesitance on Legalizing Marijuana” about "the US national government should not legalize the use of marijuana due to the severe threat addiction that the drug pauses to the young people" because it is true, a big problem about marijuana is that it can cause addiction to not only teenagers but instead all age groups. Marijuana has shown to be beneficial to a majority of people across the nation, for example, a lot of people have to take many medications because of an illness or disease and there are many negative side effects that come with all these different types of pills, yet marijuana can replace all these pills with no negative side effects.
This is a big issue occurring today and there is a lot of controversy on this topic, although there are some benefits to not legalize marijuana, there are many benefits for legalization ranging from your personal health to the United States economy.
Leave Marijuana Alone!!!
I understand that you believe that weed shouldn’t be legalized and honestly, from what you wrote it seems like you are just bringing ancient arguments. Arguments that I have heard since I was pretty young, I believe that the marijuana issue goes deeper as to why it is not legalized.
One of your arguments is an addiction to marijuana, yet there has been no linkage found. I would agree on there being an age set for marijuana consumption just like there is for drinking and smoking.
Where you aware that marijuana was legal back in the days?
If it’s so harmful and poisonous why are things like alcohol and tobacco still being sold?
I respect anyone's opinion and so glad we all have freedom of speech and I am interested into knowing why you are against weed legalization forming more valid points. Very interesting read though, thanks for sharing.
It's 2019, marijuana should be the least of our nations worries. Marijuana has been linked to helping people who suffer from anxiety, depression, loss of apetite, chronic pain, ect. If marijuana was that big of a national issue how did it become a source of medicine for doctors? There are many common misconceptions about marijuana being a "gateway drug". If you are born with an addictive personality you are more likely than the average person to abuse certain substances. Putting the spotlight solely on marijuana claiming it will lead to a failure of our society, is unfair and contains no background evidence. Saying marijuana would harm our economy is far from the truth. It is predicted that marijuana legalization could produce up to 28 billion in yearly tax revenue. It's important to educate yourself on what marijuana is and what it can do for you.
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