And this is What Others Believe... but They're Wrong.

Another solution that some people believe will work is making weed and other soft drugs legal. They say, well if Amsterdam has legal marijuana and they have less people using then why wouldn't it work for America. Well, first off, of course Amsterdam has less people using than America... but only because they have a MUCH smaller population than America has. Also, this would not be plausible because even more people would do weed in the US. If it's legal then more people will be persuaded to try it and therefore more people would be hooked on it.

Besides that solution, some people believe that making weed legal at a certain age is a smart idea. I refute this as well because it's just like drinking. Because people can't do it until a certain age, if they hangout with people that are that age, they do it anyways. So then, they're breaking the law. Also, when they actually do turn the right age to be able to smoke weed they go crazy and start smoking every night just as young people start drinking all the time when they turn 21. It's because they can.

As for objections to my ideas, there is probably plenty. I will address two of the major objections I would see people pulling out from solution. The first being that increased classes would not help at all because kids won't pay attention and therefore won't learn anything. This isn't true because I'm not just talking about having normal, boring, health classes. I'm talking about classrooms with interactive environments and engaging activities that include assemblies and other possibly life changing events. We can't make students learn but we can make them want to! Another objection that would be addressed my many people is my idea about the bandwagoning. Many people, especially parents, now-a-days think that peer pressure doesn't affect their child or much of anyone anymore. They're too proud to admit that their child could actually be persuaded to do something stupid and they think their kid is "too smart for that". Well, I hate to break it to you but peer pressure gets to everyone at some point in their life. Whether it be the way a person dresses because of peer pressure or that they start smoking weed, peer pressure IS very prevalent and DOES affect your child. So therefore my positive peer pressure that I'm forecasting will surely do wonders as well.