Positive Effects Of Medical Marijuana

The legalization of Marijuana has made this drug medically beneficial to the city of Desert Hot Springs. As the first city to cultivate the area with Marijuana in California, the operation of this industrial sized facility sets up high standards for beneficial gain. The majority of law abiding citizens who smokes marijuana are hard working employees who pay taxes and contribute positively to their societies such as our city. The exploding market of marijuana will increase profit helping the city which dangerously fell toward municipal bankruptcy in 2014 can now have economic revitalization. By approval of tax marijuana dispensaries, the city reclaims a vast tract of mostly vacant industrial property to permit indoor cultivation. Although

The city of Desert Hot Springs has had money issues in the past and the cultivation was one way to get the money into its economy. Taxing business should benefit the community itself because it’s something that is in demand. Brian Maclver, with Cannabis Business Times deliberates how the businesses will get taxed, “Cultivation businesses are taxed on both their sales (a monthly 10-percent fee) and based on the size of their operations – an annual tax of $25 per square foot for the first 3,000 square feet, and then $10 per square foot for the remaining.” (Maclver). Taxing the business this way would create more money for the city to disperse the money for education or for city roads anything that is in need for that city. In addition, tax revenue will help Desert Hot Springs with its economical struggles that it has had in the past. In an interview conducted by Tom Tucker from CBS, he interviewed Desert Hot Springs mayor Scott Matas, in which he elaborated how much tax revenue the cultivating business can bring into the economy. Matas completely backs up the evolving business, “The mayor says he expect cannabis-related tax revenues to add about $10 million a year to city coffers by as early as 2021, and upwards of $25 million annually by 2026.” (Tucker). As a result, the tax revenue that will be coming to city can be something that will help them from their financial

economy. While not an entirely identical comparison, the legalization of marijuana could bear some of the same positive effects as a legalization of sports betting could. Revenues could help public schools gain funds, improve communities, and decrease the

In this essay I will explore the positive and negative effects of legalizing Cannabis in California. I support the legalization of Cannabis, these are my reasons why; If California does legalize Cannabis then it would decrease the money spent on drug enforcement and criminal persecution. Legalizing Cannabis would also reduce the value of the black market product. It would also generate revenue for the California economy because it would be a taxable item that is in high demand.

Marijuana does have side effects. Your body and mind be relaxed to the point that you can be in your own world. It can cause a person to be paranoid and temporary loss of memory. Marijuana can also have hyperphagia, which is excessive hunger. Medical marijuana can make a person lazy. Medical marijuana can help people with insomnia because it can help a person sleep. Marijuana can make a person be alert and in some people, marijuana can help a person function and think things clearer like dealing with psychological problems depending on the person.

Medical marijuana, also known as cannabis, is a controversial topic because many find it beneficial as others find the usage to be recreational. Throughout the years, medical marijuana has gone through periods of times in which it was legal and illegal. Over the years laws have been developed in order to try and regulate the usage of the drug. Studies have shown many the benefits of treating diseases and symptoms. Today it is used in treatment with many different diseases and disorders such as cancer, post-traumatic stress disorder, and multiple sclerosis. As medical marijuana has different species and uses of the product, it is important to depict where the drug can be used for treatment. The usage of this drug enables patients to have a more positive and livable outcome with treatments.

Jacqueline Patterson was born with cerebral palsy. This condition makes her experience stuttering, crippling pain, and muscle imbalance. She has four children and was living in Kansas City, Missouri. Now she lives in California, where a judge determined that her cannabis use is medically necessary to ease her symptoms (Price, In Pot We Trust). Cannabis use for medical purposes and the relief of various symptoms has been around since before recorded history as the National Institute on Drug Abuse notes that, “The earliest written reference is found in the 15th century BC Chinese Pharmacopeia, the Rh-Ya.” While cannabis can be used for recreational purposes, recent research and history provide evidence to its medical benefits (Procon.org, 2017). While the Chinese Pharmacopeia may not have understood the science behind medical benefits of cannabis on certain ailments, it provides a historical background into the use of medicinal cannabis. WebMD defines medical cannabis (or medical marijuana) as, “A drug that is made up of the leaves, flowers, and buds of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. Medical marijuana is the use of this drug to help treat symptoms like pain, muscle stiffness (spasticity), nausea, and lack of appetite.” (WebMD, 2017) This definition provides us with a basis for what can be considered medical cannabis and what a doctor can prescribe legally. As with any other drugs like opioids, cannabis can be abused and it is important that we distinguish what can be used

Another benefit accrued through legalizing marijuana would be a significant reduction in crime rates. Since Marijuana is currently illegal, it is sold on the streets country wide. Thousands purchase the drug from dealers, putting their lives and reputations at risk, simply because it is the only method to attain it. Both drug dealers and gangs fight to sell the drug in the street, causing their deaths and the deaths of innocent people. Legalizing the drug help decrease the street wars and gang violence by taking the “right” to sell out of the hands of dealers, and into the hands of the government. Since the drug will be legalized, it will be available in the same locations as cigarettes and alcohol, decreasing crime

There is often a great deal of controversy around Medical Marijuana. One reason for this might be due to the fact that many people do not understand the rules and regulations that surround it. One way to gain a greater understanding of it and its use is to read a Medical Marijuana Blog such as the one found at Blog420.com. Reading these blogs, such as Blog 420 will help everyone understand more about using marijuana for medical purposes.

As of April 2017, 29 states in the United States have legalized medical marijuana. That now makes 58% of the 50 states that have recognized the medical benefits that marijuana can provide. Marijuana should be legalized in all states for health purposes because it can reduce seizure activity for those with epilepsy, provide better long term relief to people that have chronic pain (stemming from a variety of health issues) versus the use of opioids, and has been effective in not only treating the symptoms and side effects of cancer, but in killing cancer cells in preclinical trials as well.

With medical marijuana usage there is a lot of controversy regarding if it is actually beneficial to people with medical illnesses. Some people are supportive of the use of marijuana and the oils to help patients with terminal illnesses and other illnesses to help pain and sickness. Other people are very against marijuana use and do not believe that the oils or marijuana can be beneficial at all. I propose that medical marijuana use should be allowed and people should not be shamed for wanting to help themselves, their children or their family members. If the oils or marijuana is helpful to deal with pain or sickness there should be no reason for any shaming. It is like a form of medicine to a degree. It helps with nausea, seizures as well

According to the Colorado Department of Health and Environment, there are well over 107,000 American citizens prescribed medical marijuana, also known as medical cannabis.

Legalizing marijuana is a concept that can potentially benefit the public as well as the local economies. There has been a nationwide debate on whether marijuana should be legalized or not. The major consensus is that marijuana is not only bad for one’s health, but it is also dangerous to the community. These allegations are not true. Marijuana actually has health benefits that most people overlook. The following essay will address these health benefits in an attempt to present this concept in a way that the audience can better understand how legalizing marijuana can beneficial to an individual health, how it can give an increase to the economy.

Marijuana is believe it or not, one of the safest ‘illegal’ drugs on Earth. It is safer than legal alternatives: alcohol or tobacco. According to CNN “1 in 8 Americans smoke marijuana on a regular basis.” the drug can provide medical benefits, lower social costs, and better the economy. Therefore Marijuana should be deemed legal for recreational and medicinal usage across America, because it provides medical benefits, lowers social cost, and betters the economy across the board.

To get medical marijuana excepted into our culture so that all that need it can use it will have to be done in steps. First step we need to bring awareness to the benefits that medical marijuana can provide and also other benefits legalizing it will provide. Just because they have not needed to use medical marijuana does not mean others they may know will not benefit from it. We will have to convince the older generations and those of the Republican Party that we can no longer live in the past and that we need this to provide my options to those that are ill. By making these changes we will benefit from it not only medically but financially with a new tax stream and eliminating the cost of prohibition.