The Risk of Downplaying Weed’s Downsides
It seems that because everyone is using the words “medicinal” and “legal” alongside the word marijuana lately, the potential harm that this drug is capable of causing keeps being conveniently swept under the carpet. One in four teens that use marijuana will develop a lifelong habit, not to mention move onto harder drugs. While alcohol was my first port of call, within a very short space of time I’d gone onto pot, with harder drugs soon to follow. But despite the relentless warnings from treatment centers like Fire Mountain, yet again it seems that the importance of tax dollars outweighs the importance of America’s health.
So how’s the commercial? In a word: weird. In still others: terribly uninviting. A man dressed as a drug dealer offers pieces of sushi as if they’re drugs. Honestly, it left me feeling like it would be safer to go out find a dealer—any dealer—than call up the Marijuana Doctors. The truth, commercial or not, is that if I wanted weed, the last place I’d go would be to a doctor—especially now it can be bought for recreational purposes over the counter where I can chose whatever grade I want. And though the pot ads may improve, that doesn’t make the product they’re selling any less problematic.