Should it be legal?

you say all this that it should be be illegal but then you give reasons that conrictdict what you say why it should be illegal like you said it is bad then you say it is good for people with aids and cancer. You also say "What is worse for you alcohol, cigarettes, or marijuana? " but you really don't say anything about it or really back anything up.

The essay is bland. It is a good topic and very interesting but doesn't have any good diction or anything like that.

This could be considered an article, but not an essay. When writing an essay, you have to make an assertion in the introductory paragraph. You need to be on one side or the other. Also, unless it is common knowledge, all information that was incorporated into your essay needs to be documented.

very intresting essey lacking in statisticak facts tough

But there are no references to back up your arguments. Why is cannabis bad for your health? There are other ways of consuming it than smoking it, which is obviously harmful to your lungs.


Then there is the assumption that any mind altering substance is morally wrong. Getting too drunk is supposedly wrong, getting too stoned is supposedly wrong. Of course, this is arguably bad for a person's well-being in the sense that they are not of sound mind and are more likely to cause accidents, but there are already rules in place to combat that.


The idea that cannabis can be used for medicinal purposes is one that should have been given more attention. Many MS and ME sufferers take this substance not recreationally but as a drug which not only eases physical pain but also relaxes a persons mind, thus combatting any worries or anxieties caused through these illnesses. I know that there is scientific proof of this if it is looked up.


I thought that the argument put forward that cannabis is a 'stepping stone' towards other drugs was argued well, although cigarettes acting as a stepping stone towards smoking marijuana might have worked better than coffee.


Then there is the argument (not in this essay, sorry, just my own personal thoughts) that ALL drugs should perhaps be legal, or many of them. Millions of people every week, in Britain at least, take Ecstacy regularly. This is a fact. But drugs education is so aimed towards prevention that there is very little information given on how to keep yourself safe while taking drugs. It is a fact that people will do it anyway, surely it is better, for certain drugs at least, to make it legal (and thus less of a novelty and perhaps hence less appealing to people) and provide information about the dangers and risks. If it was drummed into people from birth what Ecstacy actually does to you then perhaps people will think about what they are taking rather than just being reckless and doing it anyway.


We are told at school that smoking cannabis is bad for you. It is made out to be much worse than it is. People realise as they get older that it has mind altering affects, that long term use may lead to memory loss, slower brain activity, yet it is not as bad as it is made out.


People might then go on to think that harder drugs like Ecstacy are not as dangerous as the goverment make out. It is dangerous, but if people are given the knowledge they need to take care of themselves: drink water, but not too much, watch you're not overheating, do not take too much, do not use it regularly then the numbers of people using the drug might rise, but perhaps the casulaties would lessen.


Is is becoming a bit of a stream of conciousness, your essay was certainly thought-provoking. If cannabis, and for example, Ecstacy, were legalised, the government would then have control over what each drug is cut with, and therefore the drug itself would be safer and could be regulated. If a person was too stoned, or too high, in a certain designated area, then they could be refused any more of it, teh same as really drunk people are refused alcholol in pubs when they are too drunk.


Sorry, my own rant there - no - a really thought-provoking essay, but it needs references and examples.

This essay is great, it adresses alot of the points needed. I think that this person makes a great argument

Sileas you want to see crime scene photo's of just how 'bad' MJ can screw you up, or MORE IMPORTANTLY mess other people up.