The Effects Of Marijuana Legalization

Medical marijuana has been one of the most controversial topics in politics for years regardings its legalization and any possible benefits. Marijuana is commonly referred to as the “gateway drug” and has been thought to be what causes the downfall of our youth in today’s society. This has caused Marijuana to earn a bad reputation due to the immense surrounding propaganda and bias opinions. Cannabis is the scientific name of the plant which is absolutely natural and free of chemicals, but the psychoactive components in the plant has been proven to be of medical use. If medical marijuana is prescribed correctly it has the potential to help thousands of patients due to the variety of benefits it can medically provide. Medical Marijuana should

The dispute over the legalization of cannabis sativa, more commonly known as marijuana, is one of the most controversial issues ever to take place in the United States. Its use as a medicine has existed for thousands of years in many countries across the globe. Legalization should be considered despite efforts made by groups who say marijuana is a harmful drug that will increase crime rates and lead users to other more dangerous substances. The legalization of marijuana can improve our society by helping with our economy, freeing legal resources, and benefiting the overall health of the nation though medical uses.

Legalizing marijuana is crucial to the medical field because many patients cannot use this marvelous plant to relieve their pain. This plant can help patients with multiple sclerosis, nausea from cancer chemotherapy, HIV, nerve pain, and seizure disorders. Many patients must go behind the doctors back and consume cannabis or give it to a loved one to relieve their pain. Only twenty-nine states have allowed the use of medical marijuana. Furthermore, that means that twenty-two states do not allow the usage of any form of Cannabis. Marijuana should be an all-around legal

These negative effects of marijuana being illegal at the recreational level can be fixed. There are solutions and benefits to these problems. The first and most important thing the state will have to do in order to legalize recreational cannabis is decriminalize the drug. If marijuana was decriminalized in the state of Minnesota, crime rates and arrest would decrease. According to Christopher Ingraham, a writer for the Washington Post said, “In Colorado, marijuana arrests fell by nearly half from 2012 to 2014. Marijuana possession charges in Washington state fell by a more dramatic 98 percent between 2012 and 2013. Alaska, Oregon, and D.C. show similar declines.” Colorado, Alaska, Oregon, and D.C. saw major benefits when they decided to make marijuana legal for recreational use. If Minnesota decriminalized marijuana, not as many people would be in jail, which would help with the over crowdedness in prisons in the state. Colorado alone has compiled several research studies demonstrating that legalization has not promoted an increase in violent crimes. According to research conducted by the Drug Policy Alliance “During the first year of the implementation of Amendment 64, Denver experienced a 2.2 percent decrease in violent crime rates and an 8.9 percent reduction in property crime offenses” (Heuberger). Decriminalizing cannabis will help our police department focus on more violent and heavy drug-related crimes. This evidence provides proof that legalizing recreational

Since long time, there has been controversies over the legalization of marijuana. The government is unclear about its effects on society and on individual. As of today, marijuana is illegal in Canada. The government is just now looking at its effects. Marijuana should be legalized in Canada because marijuana is essentially medically beneficial, can also lower the crime rate in Canada and give benefit to the economy by diminishing the Black Market and providing the government with tax money.

            Many citizens in the United States suffer from lifelong diseases that cause them to lose the ability to live their day-to-day lives. The United States is now faced with the problem over whether or not drugs, often stigmatized by society, should be made legal. One of these lifesaving drugs is medical marijuana. This leaves us with the troubling question: “should medical marijuana be legalized in the United States?”. Supporters of the drug have argued that it should be legalized because it is superior to other painkillers and can be beneficial to people suffering from numerous illnesses. However, those who oppose its use, argue that not enough research has been done and it may be harmful. The

When people hear the word Marijuana, many think of it as a negative object, that is not necessarily the case. In some circumstances Medical Marijuana can help many people that have illnesses or conditions that can help them relieves their symptoms. Many states have already made Medical Marijuana legal and more states are fighting to have it legalize. For many years people have turned to medical marijuana instead of painkillers and opioids which could end the “opioid crisis”.

Marijuana is classified as a Schedule 1 controlled substance and is a mood – altering drug that can produce a calm feeling. Marijuana contains THC, otherwise known as, tetrahydrocannabinol. The plant can be smoked, brewed, eaten, etc. Marijuana also has medical use for pain management, and other chronic conditions, such as cancer. “Cannabis can be traced back to 2900 BC to the Chinese Emperor Fu His” (Davis, 2015). There are positive and negative aspects about this “drug” and what it is capable of doing. However, through the eyes of the media, and the public forming their own opinions about it, it seems to have raised some moral and ethical issues.

Cannabis, a drug that has been prohibited for many decades now is finally making it’s way to legalization in Canada. This report looks at the effects legalization of cannabis has on the nation from a public health, social and economic perspective. We did this through reviewing evidence from scholarly academic papers and government reports, taking similar ideas putting them together to create themes and based on that create recommendations of legalization. Public health research definitely seems to immediately go against legalization - from a clinical perspective- as there are a vast variety of adverse effects smoking marijuana can do to individuals, especially youth, who do it often. There is also issue of the negative exposure it gives to

My thesis is that the legalization of marijuana would have a positive influence on America. In this report I have attempted to prove that this is indeed lawful. The general legalization of marijuana would allow Americans to work and use hemp to America’s great advantage. Billions of bucks would be kept in government expenditures and, in fact, revenue from taxation on the regulated sale of marihuana would be in the billions. Although the shock on a person’s health is debatable, the smoking of marijuana on a steady basis is most definitely not equally harmful as smoking cigarettes every day or the excessive drinking of alcohol. Nobody has ever perished from a cannabis overdose. Lastly, and most obviously, marijuana for medical use would benefit

So far there are 29 states that have in some way changed the laws that deal with marijuana, either decriminalizing it for smaller amounts or making is legal for recreational use for adults 21 and older. Decriminalization will make it so that punishment will be lessened but sadly under federal law some punishments still stand. Passed recreational use will allow people to be able to have an ounce on them while giving them the right to grow anywhere from 4 to 6 plants at their homes. Now to say this is how every states laws work is false there are many differences across the spectrum, sometimes even leaving a few bump's in the road for people.

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Many people have overdosed on medicine prescribed by a doctor, these man made medicine may even kill you, just one pill can end your life. Scientifically said, medical marijuana has cured many more illnesses and some infections than most prescribed medicine. Society should be more informed of Cannabis and not just negatively judge it because it is drug. Ads nowadays show Cannabis as a product that will hurt you and cause side effects in your body, but this my friend is incorrect, medical marijuana can benefit you in different ways; don’t judge a book by its cover. Society just label things to make them seems bad, evil, and harmful, but Medical Marijuana should be legalized for the health being of the people in the whole world, Cannabis is good for many reasons, and the following paper will blow your mind away.

The use of medical marijuana has both “good” and “bad” side; however legalizing medical marijuana could aid in the relief of pain, people who are prescribed medical marijuana would not be prosecuted and the government might be able to control its sale and distribution. People think that marijuana is “bad”. Well marijuana is good. It aids in pain and helps people with cancer. Most people don’t want to legalize marijuana for religious reasons. Which is bogus. I am not a religious person, and I don’t see people's insights on the marijuana campaign. And me knowing some very religious people say that marijuana is bad cause it messes with your head. But those are only some types of marijuana the medical marijuana is not a hallucinogen. It is mostly

In this article, the authors are arguing the use of marijuana and the consequences or health risks that come with using such. State and Federal legislators are changing laws and the availability to marijuana is becoming more relaxed leading to more use of marijuana and increased health risks including violence. Some popular cases proving this argument are as follows: