Argumentative Essay: The Legalization Of Marijuana

Growing up, I’ve always been taught that drugs are bad, and my parents have always told me that there is nothing good to them. I remember taking D.A.R.E in fifth grade, learning how marijuana was bad for you and that you should go to jail if you use it. My teachers and parents were my role models though, so I took in everything they told me as a fact, until now. Now I realize that drugs are a good thing. Drugs are a way of life, and they are used by millions of people everyday. There are drugs such as advil, which is used to help patients who suffer from many things, including headaches and fevers. But the drug i’m talking about is marijuana.

Marijuana has been used in religious ceremonies or for medical purposes for thousands of years. I have always been against the use of Marijuana up until four years ago when my husband at the age of twenty seven underwent invasive surgery on his knee and has never been the same since. Colorado took a huge step several years ago legalizing marijuana for medical use and in recent years took the plunge to legalize it for recreational use. Marijuana is not always a bad thing nor is it always a good thing. A lot of people will compare it to any other mind altering substance and have very valid points. I would rather have a loved one or myself smoke marijuana or ingest it, instead of popping pain pills or other harmful substances put on the market by the pharmaceutical industry; Recreational use can be safe and accepting if it is regulated correctly and used responsibly.

When is comes to marijuana many U.S citizens have mixed emotions on this topic. The people who are all for it, argue that it would have a great impact on health such as medical marijuana and a tremendous boost in our economy. The opposing side thinks that marijuana can lead into health issues as well as many teens being omitted to the E.R for the marijuana use. Which levaes you with something to think about, Should Marijuana be legalized on a Federal level?

There are many controversial topics that are discussed in our society and when we discuss these issues we sometimes can come into conflicts on deciding what is the right decision to make because there are too many perspectives. A controversial issue that has been in America for years and has recently become more popular is the issues of the legalization of marijuana. Should marijuana be legalized? Is the popular question that no one seems to have a solid answer to. In recent New York Times articles, they have covered the topic of the Legalization of Marijuana; all articles differ in opinion about what the necessary precautions are for this issues. After reading and analyzing the articles, one could agree that Marijuana should be legalized because it will stop racial discriminations, lessen the rate of crime and help certain health issues.

Many year in United States has been a congress war for legalization of cannabis. Many states had approved to legalize marihuana, some of them just medicine marihuana, others such as Colorado and Washington the cannabis is recreative. Here in Florida cannabis should be legal, medicine and recreative. People should not be restricted to the use of a plant that grows from earth. No one before has ever died of a marihuana overdose. Cannabis is much safer than already legalized drugs. The city is going to have a huge income by cannabis shop owners.

Should Marijuana Be Legalized? In society today, many people look for a feeling of freedom. Many people go on vacation and spend money; However, the most common escape for people nowadays is drugs. Our American society is facing a tremendous drug problem. In order to eradicate the drug problem, a public debate is going on to find some solutions to this drug dilemma. It has become a highly controversial issue coming whether or not drugs such as marijuana should be legalized in all states. Some people advocate this issue and believe that legalization in all the states is the only solution left for the nation while others oppose. Marijuana is a drug that is legal in a couple of states. I believe we should not legalize marijuana in all of the states, for it would not bring any improvements to society.

More than forty percent of the U.S. population which is about 107 million Americans have tried marijuana or also known has cannabis. The issue of legalizing Marijuana goes back to the early 1900’s. In 1937 the Marijuana Tax Act federally prohibited marijuana. In recent years, marijuana has been a heated subject in America for a long time since Colorado voted on legalizing Marijuana on November 6, 2012. While some individual’s discover that marijuana can help with medical issues, and also help with taxes legalizing marijuana can lead up to serious addictions, and cause physical and mental problems, therefore; Mississippi should not legalize the drug. Shockingly more population believe that marijuana should continue to stay illegal while the

The 1970’s was a notorious time for the use of marijuana; nobody expected the changes that would come about from that era. Over the next 25 years Dennis Peron would light the spark for Marijuana reform. Dennis Peron watched his friend Jonathan West treat his symptoms of AIDS with marijuana and set out to make a change. In “1996 California became the first state to pass a medical marijuana law” (Seppa). California appeared to be the foundation and turning point for researchers to discover the medical value marijuana may hold for society. Over the next 20 years many scientists will run into barricades with federal approval for further studies. The “U.S. Government considers it a “Schedule I” drug meaning they view it as having no medical value (Chrsitensen). The few scientists who have received the “rare approval” from the Federal Departments have constructed

Our world today suffers from neglect, the neglect to help others, the neglect to provide the top help, and the neglect of a potential medical benefaction. Medical marijuana is a subject that has fascinated me enough to research and find evidence that backs this plant for medical purposes. As young adults, we grew up constantly being told to stay away from marijuana, “it is a gateway drug”, and “it will do more harm than good”. Not being a user of the drug, I have little experience to really know the effects of the plant and what it does to ones exterior and interior behavior. I seek to find why many believe this plant to be a medical breakthrough for various medical illnesses.

“‘A 2009 study in the U.K concluded that acetaldehyde, which is present in both marijuana and tobacco smoke can damage DNA’ With the possibility to initiate cancer development”( Kluger). Both tobacco and marijuana have cancer-causing substances called carcinogens. Marijuana has a similar gas vapor that causes cancer in tobacco. This means marijuana has a akin probability of developing cancer. According to Jeffrey Kluger “ Overdoses replace car accident deaths”( Kluger). Car accidents had the place of 65th on the chart of “Most Common Deaths” until September 20, 2011 just four months after the voting of the 64th Amendment which legalize possession of a minor stash of one ounce of marijuana. Overdoses have become more dangerous than cars which killed 33,561 people out of the entire US population in 2012 (Car Crash Fatality Statistics). As cars are becoming safer, drug overdose has become harder to stop. “High-Octane in marijuana slows reaction time and impairs distance perception behind the wheel.”( Khamsi). Marijuana’s chemical makeup impairs the driver’s vision and ability to process what will happen in the near future. “In DUIs, marijuana and alcohol were both present in 26.9 percent of all DUI cases in the year 2012.” (National Institute of Drug Abuse). With the increase of marijuana usage, DUI (Driving Under the Influence) cases will most likely increase car accidents traced to marijuana. Recreational marijuana can increase DUIs and cancer. In particular, marijuana has a similar chemical makeup that could cause cancer. It affects parts of the brain that controls your reaction time and distance perception. In all, overdoses have surpassed car accidents which used to be one of the most dangerous objects in the world. Recreational marijuana should not be

Regardless of laws and advice, marijuana use increases each year, affecting even people who are as young as 13 years old. Even if marijuana was kept illegal, people would still try to find and use illegal means to acquire and spread the use of marijuana. This would increase the crime rate by a lot, especially if marijuana was made legal only for medical use. The medical storages could be raided and fights could start occurring more just for control over some marijuana.

One mala prohibita in the US that I think should be legalized is marijuana use. There is not enough evidence that proves that cannabis use is toxic to our neurons. In a study that used subjects from ages 13 to 38 who were chronic cannabis users to test their IQ after prolonged marijuana use. The results saw that the chronic users who started before 18 had an 8 point drop in their IQ at the age of 38.

Marijuana is intentionally meant for medical use although, it is not legally used for recreational purposes. The medical use is to relax or heal any pain as for other nonmedical use are to ease the mind or just bluntly get high. Legalizing marijuana creates more positive effects such as: no harm and decreases the use of drugs that give negative side effects. The legalization of marijuana may be a new slow progression of a decrease in crimes and the increase in taxes.

Using other drugs, than those who do not use marijuana. According to the hypothesis,marijuana is the starting point from which delving into other illicit materials begins. Opponents of marijuana legalization fear that marijuana being legalized will lead to the use of drugs that are far more dangerous. Rather than maintaining the simple opinion that marijuana use should be discouraged, many opponents believe those who possess marijuana should be imprisoned for their offenses. Under current law in most states, merely possessing marijuana is viable for at least a misdemeanor, but in most cases, a felony. Either can result in Incarceration or a fine against the offender. It is the view of many that jail time for drug offenders is necessary.

Public support for marijuana legalization has steadily increased over the last several decades. Over the past few years, support has hovered right around fifty percent. There is a slim majority of people that support the legalization of marijuana. Conservatives resist the legalization of marijuana. Less than a third of conservatives believe marijuana should be legal. As of now, 64 percent of people who are on the democratic side of the political spectrum believe marijuana should be legalized, while only 39 percent of republicans believe it.