Melanie's+Argument+Writing

Katrina and Melanie

Draft Argument
Should Cannabis be legalised? Unlike Tobacco and alcohol, cannabis is an illegal drug. We want it to stay that way. The legalisation of this drug would cause our environment to be more harmful, due to side effects, do you really want that? Cannabis has a hallucinatory effect on the human mind. Many people can easily become addicted to this drug and will go on to use more harmful drugs, such as cocaine and methamphetamine. Crime will sky rocket due to the fact of people spending all there money. Therefore they will not be able to afford the essential items needed in life, such as; Food on the table every night and shelter. They will also need money to by more cannabis. Obviously this has a huge impact on our world and environment. We like the way our world is today, and we wont it to stay this way. If cannabis is legalised, as helpful as it could be in medical use, e.g. Multiple sclerosis (MS) and treatment for cancer, criminals would have easier access to this powerful drug. They could grow it in their homes and sell for personal profits. Young children could be influenced in the wrong direction. That could lead to them becoming potheads. They could be making the better life choice, and having a successful future. Our world is suffering from illegal drug use. Cannabis would make our situation worse. Keeping cannabis illegal is taking one step to making this world a better place. We strongly believe that cannabis should remain an illegal drug. So now it’s up to you, do you want cannabis to become legalised in our country, the place we call home? After all we already have enough legalised drugs damaging our country, such as Tobacco and Alcohol.