antilegalization of Marijuana

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
             pa...

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