ECO: drugs

I. Issue and reason

Our issue is drugs, especially marijuana. We chose to focus on this issue because we would like to know how drugs influence society. First, why are a lot of young people using drugs? Second, how does using drugs affect someone’s health? Third, in how many countries is it possible to legally use/smoke marijuana?

II. Causes

1) The most important cause is that people don’t consider it a drug. It’s easy to grow, it’s easy to smoke, and it’s cheap. So, it’s difficult to recognize it as a drug.

2) In addition, many different countries have different laws and penalties regarding marijuana. We think this is related to dealing/smuggling.

III. Solutions

1) The simplest solution is to legalize marijuana. We don’t believe that it’s dangerous. Cigarettes and alcohol are more dangerous, but they are legal. So, it’s fine for marijuana to be legal too.

2) Another solution is to decriminalize it or make it partly legal. For example, the government is the only one that can sell it. Plus, you can smoke it only in designated places. That will prevent people from dealing/selling it.