... inflamed sinuses"(www.nida.nih.gov/MarijiBroch/Marijparentstxt.html). It is common knowledge in today's society that cigarette smoke is severely harmful for one's body. So ask yourself this question: Why legalize another stimulant that would be killing off millions more of our people? It is hard to find ... is a wonderful drug, as some of the promoters would like you to think. Marijuana does not cure any illness; it just stimulates you body and mind to help to forget about your problems. This is why the drug is so commonly used among troubled teens. These kids want ... , Percacete, Codin...

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... lungs and released five times more poisonous carbon monoxide into the bloodstream than cigarettes.(Schleichert 29) Another affect of marijuana smoking on the body is the destroying of the immune system. After continued use of marijuana the results of the smoking make it harder for the ... body to fight off any infections that may occur such as bronchitis, emphysema, constant soar throats, and common colds and coughs.(Schleichert 29) Finally ... impotence.(Schleichert 29) In women, the drug often results in a disturbance of their menstrual cycle.(Godfrey 37) Whatever part of the body ma...

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... that cannabis would be unlikely to seriously rival the public health risks of alcohol and tobacco. If you use this for sensual pleasure, it will destroy your body and even your spirit. Furthermore, Marijuana leads to harder drugs. Marijuana has for a long time been called the "gateway drug." This means is that if someone ... starts taking marijuana and he or she start to get to the effects, they will want to take harder drugs. It's a fact that many of the users of hard ... than the use in the medicine area. It can provoke crime problems and cause psychiatric problem. Marijuana can ruin...

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... than tobacco but the average amount of marijuana's consumption is far less than the average tobacco consumption. Therefore making marijuana less toxic than tobacco. Marijuana has a similar affect on the body as alcohol; it alters and impairs the mind. So proponents don't see why alcohol and tobacco is legal and marijuana is not. One opponent said,It [Marijuana] does both. It ... marijuana is a gateway drug. They say that by doing marijuana you are more likely to move towardshard drugs.? These hard drugs are substances like heroin, cocaine, and LSD. If a person starts to use marijuana th...

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... harder drugs. After awhile of steady use, the user does not get the same "buzz" as he may have the first time he used the devils candy. As a result he starts to lace his marijuana with opium, which is unrefined heroine! Marijuana users become heroine addicts. That is why marijuana is illegal. We stop them why they are low on the ... America if we were to legalize such a dangerous substance? They would grow up in a world were self expression is ok, and the freedom to do what you want to your body is supported. Sooner or later, they will learn a word, "non-conformist" and will act out upo...

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