00 scientific studies that prove marijuana is a
harmful and addictive drug. Yet there is no reliable study that proves marijuana
has any medical value. Marijuana is an unstable mixture of over 425 chemicals,
which when smoked are converted to over thousands. Most of these are toxic,
psychoactive chemicals which are unstudied and appear in uncontrolled
strengths. Marijuana leads to many different consequences depending on the
personality and general characteristics of the individual using the drug. These
may include, but are not limited to: premature cancer, addiction, coordination
and perception impairment, mental disorders, hostility and increased
aggressiveness, general unconcern of life, memory loss, reproductive
disabilities, and impairment to the immune system. Marijuana is currently up to
25 times more potent than it was in the 1960's, which makes the drug even
more addictive. In 1994, a U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that marijuana should
remain a Schedule I drug: highly addictive with no medical usefulness.
Marijuana is a harmful substance. The use of marijuana for the purposes of
intoxication leads to a number of serious health risks. Research has proven that
marijuana damages short term memory, distorts perceptions, impairs complex
motor skills, alters the heart rate, can lead to severe anxiety, and can cause
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