As I take back a step and look at all the wrong that encompasses our world, the one
             thing that sticks out to me the most is the problems that we have with drugs. Drugs flow
             through our country like water does in a river and they don’t seem to cease. One of the most
             highly abused drugs, marijuana, has become the foremost stimulant leading to harder and
             deadlier drugs. What makes this case even worse is the fact that people have formed groups
             with the sole purpose of legalizing this drug. With all the things people waste their time on, I
             believe this one tops them all. I am clearly against the legalization of all drugs because as
             research has shown, marijuana effects the human body in only negative ways.
             To begin, marijuana has been proven to burn the chemicals in the brain which relate
             to thinking habits and patterns, self esteem, and relationship traits. John Weber, author of
             High Times magazine that promotes marijuana, says that even though marijuana can be
             used to make manufactured materials and to help slow the spreading of the aids virus, the
             drug still has the ability to negatively alter the way the brain functions. This alone should
             keep people away from using this drug. In the same magazine, statistics show that there is a
             60% decline in grades at the high school and college level. Marijuana also effects the body
             as well as the mind. The preferred saying is that smoking one joint is equivalent to smoking
             one whole pack of cigarettes at a time. The smoke intake from a joint will normally cause
             the lungs of a human to become so overwhelmed that one might not be able to breath
             properly causing a great deal of coughing. Also, the chemicals in the drug cause the body to
             slow in the growing process, not allowing for a fully developed person neither physically or
             mentally. What I believe the drug does best is attract users to other drugs. It is proven that
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