The Pros And Cons Of Cannabis

The question of whether or not marijuana should be legalized for recreational and medicinal use has been a three decade long conversation. There are many pros and cons to legalizing marijuana. There are many different ideas about the effects of marijuana, but as with any drug answers are going to vary depending on the person you survey. Age, health, and mental stability are all factors to consider how a drug can positively or negatively affect you, and marijuana is no different. To be legal or not to be legal is the million dollar question up for debate.

Although it is a highly common defense that marijuana is not addictive, it in fact is. Many regular smokers find themselves ridden with very similar withdrawal symptoms of a tobacco addict (Marijuana Addiction Symptoms and Effects). Around 9% of people who use find themselves dependent on marijuana (Is Marijuana Addictive?). That may not seem like much, but that is almost 1 in every 10 people hooked on a drug that is supposedly “non-addictive.” Legalizing a drug that causes disorientation, paranoia, depression, anxiety, dizziness, and a slowed reaction time is not safe, not to mention the fact that it is a gateway drug, often leading users to use even more damaging and dangerous drugs (Is Marijuana Addictive?). With the legalization of a drug like marijuana comes increased use and abuse of the drug. Marijuana is unsafe medically for the individual using and for the people around them when the user is under the influence, it will cost the government money and time and it will cost employers tons. Legalizing marijuana would be a huge mistake by our country.

Before 1937, marijuana was freely bought, sold, grown, and smoked in the United States. Since that time, all of these activities have been illegal, but many groups and individuals have fought to decriminalize marijuana. The congressional decision to classify marijuana as a Schedule I drug in 1970 has made the legalization campaign more difficult, since it officially established marijuana as a dangerous, addictive drug with no medicinal benefits.

In its early days cannabis or “marijuana” as it’s mostly known was first established in 8000 B.C. Later becoming more and more popular cannabis was incorporated in many things such as weave to fine hemp cloths, medicine, and as a fiber for the Chinese and later all across the world. Nowadays marijuana is illegal and has been so since 1970 after the Federal Controlled Substances Act was passed. Now there’s an ongoing controversy about cannabis being legalized or decriminalized for medical or even recreational uses. Marijuana laws are getting looser and looser and states around the world and starting to be more accepted but the drug is still not legalized completely and there’s no concrete reason why.

Legalizing marijuana has always been an interesting topic for many people to dispute about. Some people say it is good, while others say it is bad. No matter what topic you speak about, it has its pros and cons. For example, marijuana can be used in great ways if legalized. Through money given from dispensaries to the crime rate lowered because of the ability to acquire marijuana in legal ways. Some bad examples are that it can be a gateway drug and can cause one to want a “better high” to people thinking it affects people's lives. Legalizing marijuana (medical and recreational) will help the United States with money, crime, and other numerous ways.

According to a report put out by the British Police Foundation in March 2000, cannabis has been shown to produce less harmful effects than its other legal counterparts such as alcohol and tobacco. This kind of information calls into sharper focus the question on the minds of many as to why such a plant that is not only less harmful than legal drugs but has significant health benefits has remained illegal.

The use of marijuana is quite a controversial topic. Some people believe the use can be helpful, to society, while others greatly disagree. Three of the popular marijuana uses, which are smoking, eating, and vaping, are a great representation of this dispute.

In conclusion, cannabis should be legalized due to its medical benefits, a safe but controversial alternative to dangerous, addictive opioids, and capability to raise capital for the U.S. states and the federal government. This would be an increase in actually helping people, rather they get addicted to pharma drugs. We the people deserve access to clean, healthy and sustainable cannabis. Bring the word freedom back to the United States. Let the stoners smoke and the hippies get high. The government needs to do this to bring this country out of debt, and make America great

Pro: The pro side of having marijuana is that it relieve pain, reduce vomiting and nausea, muscles spams, and prevent growth of blood vessels that supplies tumors. Marijuana is also a lot cheaper and it’ also less harmful than, any other toxic drug. Marijuana has a chemical called cannabinoid that can cause some good physical effects on one’s body. One of the positive effects it can has on your body is that it can inhibit tumor growth by causing cell death, blocking the development of blood vessels by tumor growth. This good of patients who are dealing with cancer. It can also can increase the appetite of cancer and AIDS patients too. The Delta-9- THC can help increase weight gain and appetite. I personally know this to be true, because my

Cannabis; the gateway drug to harder narcotics or mankind’s unused saviour? Is cannabis as bad as we are led to believe or is it an untapped natural resource that the higher powers refuse to acknowledge? Since 1928 cannabis has been illegal in the United Kingdom. However it is also the most extensively used drug within the UK. This naturally found plant is known around the world, mainly for giving its users a ‘high’ however what many people don’t know is that this plant has also been tested and proven to give a positive effect on society; economically, medically, industrially and morally.

“According to the United Nations, 158.8 million people around the world use marijuana—more than 3.8% of the planet’s population” (Free The Truth). With the number of marijuana users around the world being so high you would think that it would be treated as if it were cigarettes or alcohol— only appropriate to purchase and consume at a restricted age limit. Many states have already passed the law for medical uses only, and a few such as Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington have recently passed it in 2012 for recreational use, and Arizona may be next (Recreational). Voting against proposition 205 will benefit Arizona, because of its negative impact on children,

Marijuana should be a schedule 1 drug because there are many consequences to this substance. Marijuana is highly susceptible to abuse and users will encounter a number of problems. This drug is addictive, causes impairs memory, learning, perception, thinking, and coordination (U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration, p. 72). For heavy users, marijuana causes long-term impairment in the brain and behavioral movements. There is a big epidemic for the use of marijuana. Marijuana addicts who are not in current use they go through withdrawal symptoms which include headaches, sweating, irritability, and loss of appetite. Effects on the body include suppression of the immune system, and risk of cancer (U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration, p. 73). Adolescents who start to use marijuana and continue in adulthood are going to face many losses. Adolescents will have trouble with brain development and cognitive functioning as they get older .A study showed that people who heavily

It is known that for many years there has been a fight whether to legalize marijuana for medical use or not. Many who are for it say that it is not addictive, hard to overdose on unlike other illegal drugs, and is very useful medicinal wise. These people do not have a problem with it and are actually in favor of legalizing it because they feel the benefits out way the disadvantages. Although, those who are against it say otherwise. They say that it is a “gateway” drug and not only will it lead to more hard core drugs, it also kills your brain cells. These people say that smoking marijuana turns one into an unproductive human because once they get hooked on it they will never want to do anything but smoke and will never get a job and become a member of society.

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.

Should Marijuana be Legalized? Over half of Americans answer ‘’Yes.’’ Marijuana is greatly frowned upon, not just in America, but all across the globe. But these laws against Marijuana are up for debate in several countries. Especially in the United States. There are sixteen states in this country that allow medical usage of Marijuana.