Argumentative Essay On Medical Marijuana

In the United States, we have enacted numerous bans and restrictions against certain drugs and substances with the purpose of protecting the general public from their negative effects. On this list of illegal drugs are harmful and addictive substances such as cocaine, methamphetamines, and heroin. A substance called cannabis, also known as marijuana, is also on this list. As of now, it is illegal to buy, sell, possess, or use marijuana in any shape or form in the state of Louisiana. However, due to the advancement of technology and of human perspective and innovation, it has come to light that marijuana could actually be of benefit to our society through its medicinal uses in treating a range of conditions and diseases as well as its possible social benefits in helping individuals stray from heavier drugs by acting as a substitute. Now that the wheels of time are turning and that medical marijuana is becoming a budding industry, the question remains: should marijuana be legal all across the United States of America? With the benefits it could bring with its medical, social, and economic uses, marijuana could be a profitable asset to our society if it were to be legalized, and I believe that we should strive for that outcome.

The medical marijuana debate is an interesting one because there’s such a wide diversity of opinions and views that oppose each other. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency classifies marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug. They consider these drugs to have no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse and to be some of the most dangerous drugs, because they’re highly addictive and may cause severe psychological or physical dependence. Other Schedule 1 drugs include heroin, LSD, ecstasy and meth. Many who are against marijuana believe the drug is dangerous, harmful and feel it should remain illegal.

The debate for years \that has divided the question is weather not any good. Many states have legalized medicinal marijuana. The states that have legalized has it helped or has come from its use. What is the purpose? What should the guidelines be? The Medical board and the Government have hopes that in legalizing it, medical marijuana will help those with diseases to be able to cope much easier. However, the determination of which ones that should be allowed to have the okay to be able to use it. Even though some people may argue against medicinal marijuana use and legalization, there are too many reasons why it should be.

It wasn’t until the 1970’s that this law was questioned and medicinal uses were rediscovered due to the increase in number of recreational users. On September 6, 1988, the DEA’s chief administrative law judge, Francis L. Young, declared that marijuana in its natural form is “one of the safest

Imagine a little kid that goes by the name of billy. Billy has cancer, he just got done with Chemotherapy. He couldn't afford the costly medicine the doctor originally prescribed so the doctor prescribed medical marijuana. Billy felt great after taking the weed for the first few weeks but he then he came down with a terrible infection. His immune system, already lowered because of the chemotherapy could not keep up with the infection because the marijuana damaged the immune system even more. Billy spent the rest of his days on a hospital bed not knowing what he could of done with his life. Is not paying for the expensive medicine worth billy’s life? I don’t think so. Medical marijuana can cause brain damage and other negative effects on

Marijuana has been used for thousands of years to treat many conditions and has never caused a single human death. The 1999 institute of medicine proved that it did not in any part reach the legal definition of a schedule 1 drug the US law put it under. The institute of medicine established that marijuana has positive medical benefits in a variation of illnesses and has a lower chance for drug abuse than alcohol and tobacco which have a higher rate of being a gateway drug used by minors. In 1988 the Drug enforcement administration also started to investigate the medical uses of marijuana. As a result the DEA discovered that there are positive medical uses for marijuana and was uncovered to be “one of the safest substances known to man” DEA Administrative Law Judge Francis Young said during a two year hearing on marijuana for medical use. Soon after the facts about the acceptable medical uses of marijuana were noted it started to attention publicly, increasing its popularity and supporters quickly.

“The term medical marijuana refers to using the whole, unprocessed marijuana plant or its basic extracts to treat symptoms of illness and other conditions” (NIDA). Currently, one of the most discussed topics in the United States is rather or not to legalize marijuana for medical use. Many facts point to the significant value the drug would provide to the medical community. There is indeed opposition to the legalization of it, due to the idea that marijuana alone can become addicting and would cause more harm than good. However, the medical use of marijuana can have a major impact on reducing certain side effects a patient may face while enduring treatments such as chemotherapy, it can aid the U.S in curbing the American Opioid Epidemic, and it can help exterminate certain diseases. Medical marijuana has already been legalized in 29 states and Washington D.C. Other states that are behind on legalizing it can learn valuable lessons from the success of legalization in the 29 states and D.C.

The use of marijuana has been a controversial topic for quite some time now, but is this only because people are looking at it from a point of recreational use? Have you ever felt pain, nausea/ vomiting, loss of appetite the way a cancer patient has? Envision not being able to eat because you want to throw up everything, or have pain caused by nerve damage. Cancer patients go through these things and more daily. They don’t have the appetite to eat or are in too much pain to even think about eating or prepare their own meals. I believe that with the use of Medical Marijuana this has changed. Marijuana should be used in medical treatment of ill patients that will benefit from it.

Marijuana is one of the most controversial topics in America. Even as more states legalize it, medically and even recreationally, people still have a negative connotation regarding the substance. Much research has been put into the topic defending the use of the drug and even as scientist and doctors confirm that the drug is not truly as dangerous as society makes people believe, people refuse to lessen their stance on the topic. Everyone who smokes marijuana is automatically deemed a bad influence and denounced by society. That leads to a major question, why is marijuana hated so much even when all of the facts are there to prove its, for lack of better word, innocence.

"Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than use of the drug itself..." -Jimmy Carter

Marijuana is much safer than a lot of other drugs. It can be smoked, vaporized, eaten in edibles, the oil can be extracted from the plant and taken in a capsule or rubbed on a pained area as a lotion, and many other ways. Any one of these ways are safer than snorting or injecting a drug. Other drugs have a higher addiction potential and are very harmful to the body in numerous ways. Other drugs also have a high overdose rate, whereas marijuana doesn’t. Marijuana has no reported overdoses, and in fact, one would have to consume a vast amount marijuana in such a time that is impossible to do so.

The Controlled Substance Act of 1970 classifies marijuana as “having a high potential for abuse, no medical use, and not safe to

I believe that medical marijuana should be legalized, but only for severe diseases and disorders. I research the benefits of medical cannabis, and I was surprised by the results. It can be used to reduce the seizures of someone who is effected by Dravet's Syndrome. A family was giving their five year old a high strain of cannabidiol, who was effected by Dravet's Syndrome. They said that she went from 300 seizures per week to once a week. It can also reduce the severity of epileptic seizures.. The chemical tetrahydrocannabinol (THC),binds to the brain cells that are responsible for controlling excitability and it also regulates relaxation. Marijuana also reduces the pain and nausea caused by Chemo to treat cancer. Chemotherapy can cause loss

In earlier days, marijuana was considered mainly for recreational purposes, thereby dealing with this herb was totally illegal. However, with the passage of time and medical science, now marijuana can be used in manufacturing of a number of goods, including paper, clothes, gasoline, kerosene oil, paint etc. As a result, dealing with marijuana is not illegal in most of the regions across the globe.

The medicinal use of ‘Marijuana’ is a growing practice that is creeping its way into Australian culture and the current legal system. As societal beliefs develop and change throughout time so too does the debate on medicinal Marijuana. So, do we as the general society really want another drug to be decriminalized and brought into mainstream culture? Do we really want our Government condoning the recreational usage of Marijuana? However, cannabis, when assessed for its medicinal properties contains a cannabinoid known as ‘CBD’, which has been seen to possess healing qualities. While at such an early untested, uncertified and unsteady time, is it time or is it too early to legalize ‘marijuana’ for medicinal purposes? Society would yield multiple