Marijuana is considered to be any part of the plant cannabis sativa. The history of marijuana has been around since before …show more content…
There is no good evidence that shows a decrease in drug usage of marijuana. One unexpected effect of marijuana is that it is very popular in American high schools. Why you ask, because it is available. You don 't have to be 18 or 21 to purchase it. Marijuana dealers usually do not care how old you are as long as you have money. It is easier to get marijuana than it is for them to get cigarettes or alcohol, because alcohol and cigarettes are legal and there regulated to keep it away children. Our goal should be to reduce drug consumption and focus on open and honest programs to help educate youth, and keep drugs away from children, and have treatment plans for those who have the addictive behaviors just like we do for alcohol and any other drug. Instead they stick marijuana in with 'DARE ' spreading lies about the harm of marijuana instead of informing about the good it has done and how just like alcohol or tobacco how it needs to be monitored. In 1919 the U.S. tried to prohibit the selling of alcohol. This failed miserably. It did not stop individuals from drinking, it just made them go out and do it on their own and did it underground and made all the profit for themselves. It was still sold at nightclubs illegally sold. By 1933, alcohol was finally legal again. Alcohol and tobacco have been proven to cause many illnesses to individuals. It is