Marijuana

Marijuana

There is a long list of things that make people happy, and then there is induced happiness;  i.e. You are not happy but you try to hide your sorrows and pains and feel happy by taking drugs. People go out to take drugs, smoke weed. Maybe they do it for fun or they do it because of peer pressure. Teens are taking this drug and so are adults. They take this drug to give them happiness but that happiness is short-lived. People consume more and more of this drug so they can feel that all of their worries are taken away. But what they pay for this drug is just boosting the Marijuana industry. Humans think it’s okay I just take this drug once in a while so I can feel good about myself. One step closer every time to death because of an overdose. An overdose that could have been prevented. Maybe if the government did a better job about drugs being sold to countries or on streets to children this may not even be a hot topic nor a problem to society. Marijuana has been used approximately by 128 million people in the US(marijuana.procon.org). It is illegal under federal law but teens and adults are caught every day taking drugs(marijuana.procon.org). Well what exactly is this drug doing to the human body, how does it affect the brain, and is medical marijuana really helpful.

The human body is like a temple you should never damage it. Like the saying you are what you eat, applies to hear as well. Taking drugs like Marijuana is just damaging to the human body. So many people arrested for taking this drug but none of them no what’s really in it. Marijuana main component is THC and this chemical is responsible for Marijuana’s psychological effects this chemical becomes part of the humans' nervous system(LiveScience). When a person smokes Marijuana there letting THC and other chemicals go through their lungs and into their bloodstreams(drugabuse). The effects kick in fairly quickly causing people to feel relaxed, laugh, the difference in perception of time, and increased appetite(drugabuse). But, this very short-lived promise of happiness is slowly killing the human body. This is not the only way Marijuana is consumed, you can eat or drink it. This works a little differently instead of it going into your bloodstream it goes through the digestive system first(drugabuse). Side effects usually start popping up after thirty minutes to one hour(drugabuse). Eating or drinking this drug causes less THC to flow into your bloodstream unlike smoking it(drugabuse). People think that eating or drinking the drug is safer but drugs are never safe. Since they take so much time to kick in the consumer would take in more of this drug. So, they would be taking in more THC than they intended to (drugabuse). The human brain gets used to a drug so they keep asking the body to take more and more of it. The brain is a huge factor when it comes to people taking drugs. What exactly is going on to your brain when the human body is taking this drug?

The human brain is one of the smartest things on the planet but the humankind found a way to destroy that too. THC which resembles a natural transmitter in the brain(asapscience). This is usually released when a neuron is firing(asapscience). Neuron becomes unresponsive after firing to protect them from overreacting(asapscience). This allows the human brain to function in a calm and controlled way(asapscience). But, Marijuana interrupts this and keep the neurons active (asapscience). This cause people thought and ideas to magnify themselves(asapscience). Since the human body is so caught up in the idea it can never recall anything(asapscience). The neurons continue to fire until the human brain comes up with an idea(asapscience).

There is a type of Marijuana that is used for recreational purposes and it’s called Recreational Marijuana but there something called Medical Marijuana and doctors give this to patients who are going through nausea due to chemotherapy or weight loss and poor appetite because of chronic illness such as HIV or nerve pain(WebMD). Medical Marijuana means the whole plant which is unprocessed or an extract of it to treat illness or symptoms (drugabuse). Medical Marijuana is legal in 29 states(harvard). The most common use of medical marijuana is for pain control(harvard). It’s mainly used for chronic pain it is not strong enough for severe pain(harvard). People have stated that this drug allowed them to return back into their normal everyday activities(harvard).

Being such dangerous drug marijuana is a serious threat to society hurting young teen and adults. But we should also not forget that it has medicinal properties as well. There are countries where it is legalized like and now in the US, too several states have legalized Marijuana. It is always a debate is it good for you or bad for you.