Comparing and Contrasting Marijuana and Alcohol.

Marijuana and alcohol can be compared and contrasted in various ways, they are both commonly used by teens, and both drugs can become addictive. These two drugs are used for medical purposes in special situations, but they also can be life destroying. Marijuana is the most popular illegal drug in the country. An average of 65 to 70 million American's currently smoke the drug. Marijuana is a mixture of leaves, stems, and flowering tops of the Indian …

…age kids drinking. Marijuana is also used as a medicine to relieve pain, and people tend to use alcohol to relieve depression and help with kidney infections. People should not really have a preference to either of this harmful drugs, but if one had to have choose between the two the consumer should choose to go with alcohol because this drug is legal at age twenty-one, and it is a lot less addictive than marijuana.