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Medical Marijuana Controversy

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Marijuana also treats other disease like, HIV/AIDS, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease which affects the memory, behavior and thinking and mental disorders. In the multiple sclerosis painful muscles contractions occurred that pain is reduce by the use of medical Marijuana in the form of smoking. THC also very useful to slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s disorder. It is also used to treat the glaucoma which is an eye disease. Medical Marijuana has a lot of medicinal benefits or uses, which are overcome the controversy, which is created by the risks and effects of medical Marijuana. Legalisation of medical Marijuana helps a lot of patients to improve their medical conditions as well as to treat different kind of diseases and relieve …show more content…

Positive effects are, such as countries can earn more money from the tax paid by the Marijuana industry and they can use that money to improve the infrastructure and public school and health, new jobs are emerging because of the marijuana industry, crime rates also decreased if you legalized the use of Marijuana because the arrests related to Marijuana will decrease and police can concentrate on the other crime. Crime related to property and violation are decreased in Colorado state since they legalized marijuana. London study found that crime rate is decreasing after Marijuana was legalized for a year. It is also helpful for people who really need Marijuana to treat their disease conditions. Negative side effects of legalisation of Marijuana is drug trafficking is increased. Marijuana related traffic accidents, hospitalization will increase. Drug related student suspensions increased. Medical Marijuana should be legal because some studies found that it is safer than alcohol. While alcohol and related deaths each year is more. Medical Marijuana is safe to use and it will not kill the people. Some patients are suffering from some serious kind of diseases like cancer, AIDS, and glaucoma they possessing Marijuana so, they are arrested and case filled in court which increase the court cost. If Medical Marijuana should be legal than government save court …show more content…

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