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Benefits of Legalizing Marijuana Should marijuana be legalized for medical use and treatment? There are a lot of people who believe that it should not be legalized due to various reasons. At the same time, it would be a good idea to legalize it due to the multiple benefits of using marijuana. The benefits outweigh the bad aspects of legalizing marijuana. There are a lot of benefits for the use of marijuana in the medical field. One benefit of legalizing marijuana for medical use is that marijuana is a better use of treatment than man-made drugs are. Marijuana can be grown just about anywhere with the right materials and marijuana is safe to grow indoors or out. Marijuana is cheaper to grow than the cost of a lot of manmade pharmaceuticals …show more content…

In a controlled study, Abrams and his colleagues found out that marijuana is effective at reducing neuropathic pain in HIV patients (par. 12). Marijuana helps people who have certain health problems where they must deal with a lot of pain. A lot of people are allergic to or have severe side effects to the prescription pain medications that the doctor prescribes. Almost all prescription pain medications are known to cause constipation, so along with the pain medications, most also must take a stool softener or other form of laxative. Making marijuana legal would also cut down on the sale of illegal drugs, which means fewer drug dealers on the streets and less gang activity. With fewer drug dealers and gang activity, the streets would be safer and cleaner. It would lead to fewer arrests and fewer people in our prisons which would also save money by not having to house prisoners for years on end for dealing drugs. The money saved could be poured back into society to help people in need such as the homeless. The prison space freed up would make more room for criminals of more serious …show more content…

Scientists are still divided about addiction. Some believe that marijuana is not as addictive, while others claim that two out of every twenty marijuana users develop a dependence of some type to it or a more serious and dangerous illegal drug. Marijuana alters your perception and can lead to multiple problems such as impaired driving, falling, and other numerous injuries. Marijuana also produces what is called a high, which can lead to paranoia, enhanced or intense feelings or emotions that someone is already having. The side effect of marijuana like having the “munchies” can lead to obesity in the long run if marijuana is used long term. There also the downside that more people will have marijuana in their homes around small children, who may be able to get their hands on it, if not stored away properly. Since marijuana is a plant grown from seeds, it would be easy for someone to start growing marijuana and selling it for their own profit to anyone including kids. Some doctors may prescribe marijuana when it may not be medically necessary. Many poor people in need of money who are have prescribed marijuana for medical use may sell it or the seeds for cash, making it easier for drug dealers and kids to get their hands on it. Many others find it offensive to their religion. Marijuana has always been considered a gateway drug that leads to other drugs that are classified as being more hardcore like cocaine.

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