Marijuana is a drug which derivates from a plant named cannabis sativa and, according to the
United Nations, it is the most consumed drug among people around the world. It
is used either for medicinal, religious or recreational reasons, and consuming
it at an early age can bring dreadful consequences.
The consuming of marijuana as a usual activity can have an effect on your cognitive processes! According to the research conducted by the scientist Madelein H. Meier, adolescents who make use of this drug showed a significant decrease in their intellectual coefficient in contrast with any person who does not consume this drug; 1075 young people born in New Zealand between the years 1972 and 1973 were part of the group that was studied until their thirty-eighth birthday.
It is believed that the persistent use of marijuana can have
effects on memory and attention, and the results of the research show that
teenagers who were more likely to consume this drug constantly showed a more
noteworthy decline in their intellectual coefficient than the people who
started consuming marijuana at an elder age. To quit smoking or to reduce the
doses of cannabis does not restore the neuropsychological system among the users
of cannabis in adolescence and believe that to smoke this drug at such a young
age could have consequences related to neurotoxins.
Marijuana is
extremely controversial given that it has a list of benefits—for example,
decreasing asthma and migraine; also helps against depression—as well as
detriments such as memory loss and issues related to body coordination; its
legalization has been a never-ending debate. Considering both advantages and
disadvantages, which side would you take?
Let's consider the psychological phenomenon that the prohibition of this substance--actually, the forbiddance of anything--produces: Imagine that you are taking care of a little child--let's say it is one of your cousins--and you have told her not to scribble on the walls. The first thing that she will try to do is to grab the marker and leave you a beautiful surprise; this happens because we tend to find attractive anything that is in some way out of reach for us.
ReplyDeleteI am not saying that everybody should have a cannabis plant at home and smoke it whenever they want, yet it should not be banned given that it causes even more temptation towards something "challenging"--therefore, contraband. Instead, the use of cannabis sativa should be regulated; thus, people who really needed it would be able to make use of it. Besides, any excess produce dreadful consequences and anything can be considered a "drug"; not only marijuana.
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ReplyDeleteI think the big problem is not the excess, I think the problem is the adictive qualities it has. I totally disagree with the thing that prohibition makes people want more; years ago people though the same with tobacco, that maybe making it legal will reduce intake and now we have 13 year old kids smoking on the streets.
ReplyDeleteBesides if medicine is advancing that much, I'm sure scientist and doctors can find a way of taking the benefits from the plant and reducing the risk of becoming addict (hopefully).