anasmokers are in the tertiary level of deviance because they do not consider their behavior deviant. Norms make life possible because they make behavior predictable.Everyone depends on norms and trusts that people will meet society’s expectations.This means we are socialized to follow norms which is why marijuana smokers threaten society, they are not predictable. If expectations change, deviance in marijuana smoking will change. We will always have deviance in society,but what is seen as acceptable or unacceptable can change over time. Marijuana smoking is a deviant behavior only because it is defined that way.Society should not judge smokers based on their recreational activities. Smokers are regular members of society, except for the marijuana they smoke. As my data showed, they do not participate in reckless behavior like others believe. They dotheir thing and keep to themselves hoping to one day be accepted by society. Ibelieve my research was successful because I was able to find the truth about marijuana smokers. Society can benefit from my research because now everyone can see how smokers really are and try to understand them better, thus abolishing the label of deviance. ...
