Should marijuana be decriminalized? Since the dawn of our civilization, drug use has been widespread. Whether it is an antibiotic, tonic, stimulant, analgesic, anesthetic, opiate, antidepressant or analgesic; drugs, whether medical or not, have found themselves at the center of our culture and societies. Our widespread drug multiculture has become a nuance of the very backbone of our moralistic values ​​as a country, as a population, and as a people. More to the point, marijuana has become a thorn in the side of our culture. Debates over the legalization of this street drug have intensified in recent times and have aroused the interest of smokers and non-smokers. Regardless, marijuana, while very popular with many, is common knowledge that not everything that is popular is always the most beneficial. Marijuana should never be legalized. Legalizing marijuana could eventually lead to the legalization of many other unforgiving activities. Marijuana is often used as a gateway drug, leading to heroin, cocaine, or other harder drugs. In addition to being morally wrong, it would cause harm to users who abuse the drug, particularly young people. According to Narconon International, marijuana has been around since ancient times. Found in a Chinese medical reference, marijuana has been described as an agent for achieving euphoria and dates back to 2737 BC (Narconon, 2014). It sounds very innocent when stated that way. Despite the ancients' preference for using marijuana, times have changed dramatically. We were once a society whose value lay in its truth and morality. Our culture contained strict laws that were often followed to keep things right. Abortions were illegal, middle of paper ...their habits, brutality and wrongdoing, unemployment, underemployment, spread of disease, etc., are borne by all that remains of us - and this amounts to several billion per year. (Gucciardi, 2007) References: Joffe, A. and Yancy, W. (2004). Legalization of marijuana: potential impact on young people. Pediatrics, 113(6), e632-e638. Khamsi, R. (2013). Go Potty. Scientific American, 308(6), 34-36. “Why marijuana?” » Marijuana information. Narconan International, 2010. The web. February 20, 2014.L. Johnson et al. 1981. Decriminalization of marijuana: the impact on youth 1975-1980. Monitoring the Future, Occasional Paper Series: Paper No. 13. Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. Gucciardi, A. (nd). Why is marijuana illegal? Retrieved from http://naturalsociety.com/why-is-marijuana-illegal-examining-the-health-aspects-of-cannabis/