Pros And Cons Of Medical Marijuana

The uses of marijuana amongst teenagers has increased over the years making it the most accessible drug in America as well as one the most beneficial due to its medical uses. According to the article of Marijuana Use Among Youths Is a Serious Problem, written by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA) (2004), stated that the uses of marijuana has impacted the youth in many ways due to the unknown factors of marijuana such as admittance to treatment facilities, and being admitted into emergency rooms. The CASA took the con side of the argument dealing with the issues of marijuana use with teenagers. The second article Marijuana Should Be

For years there has been a controversy over the legalization of marijuana. Marijuana is a drug made from the top of hemp plant. In the united state, it it classified as a narcotic drug that has been illegal. Since 1937.Unlike most narcotics through, It does not cause physical dependency or addiction. Intoxication may cause sedation, plesent tranquility, mood changes, and altered sense of time space, and body dimensions. Such effects are desired by many and condemned by others. The debate on legalizing marijuana for medical use is not just a simple pro/con debate. It is very complex issue that has many different approaches to it and in each of the approaches there are difference of opinion.

For over a century the legalization of medical marijuana in the United States has been a growing controversy. Washington and Colorado are the two recent states that have legalized the use of marijuana for recreational uses. In contrast, others in federal positions believe the use of marijuana has no beneficial use to it which creates a struggle into its legalization. Marijuana is classified as a Schedule 1 drug believed to be dangerous and highly addictive, also thought to be a “gateway” drug leading to a dark path of drug abuse. Most of these poor assumptions are supported and investigated to be incorrect by many researchers and first hand users. The strict drug laws around the United States have made tests of marijuana's effectiveness

Would you consider marijuana harmful or helpful? People say marijuana is the worst drug you could possibly do; but in reality, it is just the opposite. Marijuana is not harmful towards people whatsoever. In fact, doctors encourage patients to use it. Marijuana needs to be classified as helpful, rather than harmful.

she is dangerously impaired while driving. Studies show that if there is a measurable amount of THC in the bloodstream, it doubles the risk of a driver getting into an accident when he or she is

Marijuana has been a very controversial area of legislation for years. Through the Obama years we saw more lenient laws go into place and more places allow marijuana in the United States. Marijuana in Colorado has been an especially complicated area. In the early 2000’s medical marijuana became more common. But in 2012 Amendment 64 passed which legalized recreational marijuana. Amendment 64 created by Democrats in Colorado’s Congress in 2011 did pass public vote with 1,383,139 votes due to the efforts of many politicians, the work of special interest groups, and a shift in public opinion of marijuana over time due to media and politicians.

Marijuana is internationally the most commonly used illegal substance. Marijuana is psychoactive drug that affects different parts of the body. It has been classified as a Schedule 1 controlled substance. Surveys say that approximately 34.9 percent of high school Seniors in the United States use marijuana and close to 6 percent of seniors report using the drug on an everyday bases. As stated by the 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 19.8 million adults in America had used marijuana the month before being surveyed.

Do you really want to end up on the streets with a sign saying “help i’m homeless because I spent my money on drugs, i’m addicted.” Even in more pain then you should be? No honestly I don’t think so. Medical marijuana has been proven by gale group to increase pain to a very high level. It has been proven by the Opposing Viewpoints introduction to “Medical Marijuana,” to take away memory, your pain you’re trying to decrease can be increased, gale group states that it can increase tooth aches. Medical marijuana was tested on a mouse which proved all this. Medical marijuana is addictive and increase pain when you’re trying to decrease pain making your symptoms worse. Medical marijuana should be illegal once again.

According to government surveys, about 25 million Americans have smoked marijuana in the past year. More than 14 million do it regularly. (NORML: Working to Reform Marijuana Laws, 2015) Marijuana has been the topic of much discussion these past decades. The main factor of discussion is whether or not to legalize it and the outcome it would have on the states. Some states have already legalized but for medicinal purposes only. Much research has come out in this decade that marijuana just isn’t for your average drug junkie but it can be for someone who is going through cancer treatment, has anxiety, or has constant seizures. While there are some people who believe that marijuana is a gateway drug and if it is legalized for medical purposes

I am glad that the textbook dedicated a decent portion of this chapter to cannabis. In our country today, this is a very hot topic that results in quite a few heated debates. Marijuana is obviously very widely used, and it is easily accessible. One of the biggest debates on marijuana use is that of the health dangers and the addictive qualities of it. The textbook talks about cannabis use disorder. The number of people in today’s society that have this disorder is significantly higher than that of the early 1970s. One of the main reasons for this is that the THC is much more potent because it is grown in hotter and drier climates today.

Science has shown that Cannabis can help cancer patients manage diet, nausea, vomiting, and other negative chemotherapy side effects (Hsu, 2016). Recently however, scientists are finding that cannabinoids such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) can inhibit the growth of new tumor cells (Guzmán, 2006). THC along with other synthetic cannabinoids work to reduce tumor size by binding to cannabinoid receptors on the surface of the tumor cells, altering cell signaling pathways and disrupting the growth of new cells (Guzmán, 2006). Even with evidence in support of cannabis, THC and it’s level of use is still widely debated. Many individuals support the use of medical marijuana while many others disagree with its legalization. Because of this, states all

Apart from the licensed cultivation, mentioned above, illicit cultivation of poppy and cannabis is also taking place on a massive scale across many states in the country. Strong and determined political will is required to put an end to this unlawful activity. Additionally, the loose control over pharmacist and chemist has made drugs and narcotics substances, meant for the medical and scientific purposes, basically end up in the hands of the actual and potential drug dependents. This marks the need for tightening and reinforcing control over the drug stores.

Marijuana has been controversial for many years and has become an increasing topic of debate and subject to vote by the public to legalize it for both medicinal and recreational use despite it still being illegal under federal law (“Module 4.5: Substance Use and Abuse”., n.d.). However, research has shown that there are benefits to marijuana usage as seen in those undergoing chemotherapy as it stimulates their appetites, but due to the federal restrictions it’s proved hard for scientists to conduct effective research (“Module 4.5: Substance Use and Abuse”., n.d.). Research into the benefits of marijuana would be a great boon to the field of psychology as it would allow us to better understand the drug’s effect on the mind as well as the body,

Cannabis is becoming increasingly widespread and increasingly common in modern-day society for both recreational use and for medication. The article by Craig Reinarman, ‘Criminalisation, legalisation and the mixed blessing of medicalisation in the USA’ generates many controversial issues of cannabis.

Have you ever stopped to wonder what the world would be like if recreational drugs were legal? Many citizens are protesting to legalize recreational drugs in the United States. They say that these recreational drugs like cannabis, heroin, cocaine, ecstasy, amphetamines, LSD, and opium are harmless to the people of the world and won’t affect it. One of the main recreational drug that teenagers and young adults are commonly using is cannabis, also known as marijuana. This drug has grown in the United States exceeding more than any other drug. Teenagers want this drug to be legal so they can smoke it anywhere they want. Some states and local officials do not agree with this protest because these drugs have been causing serious damage to citizens in this country. Many of them have died consuming these drugs. Drugs have been and still is a topical issue around the world. There are many in favor to legalize recreational drugs, but there are more in favor to not legalize it. Recreational drugs in the United States need to be illegal because it has psychological effects, causes serious changes in the body and it causes fatal accidents.