Discuss whether or not you believe the use of medical marijuana is justified or should be legalized.

                I am against the legalization of medical marijuana for several reasons. I know a lot of people are for it for many reasons as well, however I just don’t think it is the best option. I believe that smoking marijuana may be beneficial to those who have medical conditions but if we make it legal more than just those people will be using it. I know there are a lot of people out there who use it now and don’t have a prescription for it but making it legal will only increase these numbers dramatically. If it is legal it would probably more likely to get in the hands of younger kids and be available to almost anyone, anywhere. It is a mind altering drug and can affect people around you in a number of ways. Marijuana causes people to react slower than they normally do and this isn’t always a good thing. While driving for instance, if you had just smoked marijuana and started driving, I wouldn’t want you to be on the same road as me and my children. I’m not saying that just because it is illegal now that we don’t have any users, I’m just saying it would increase the numbers if were legal. Sounds very dangerous to me.