Persuasive Essay On Legalizing Marijuana

Is legalizing marijuana a good step to take ? There has been many questions as to what will happen to the community. Will the community grow from this new law? Or will this end in a horrible problem? Although marijuana is a drug, it does not cause harm to your body like alcohol does. Legalizing marijuana in the states of the U.S should be done because it can be used for medical reason, it is not harmful to the body, and police want strong relationships with their community.

Have you ever wondered when and why marijuana was made illegal? The herbal plant, commonly used in medicines, was not considered a drug in the early 1900s. The Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 banned the use and sales of marijuana. This act was put in place due to careless slander. Marijuana, in America should be legalized because it is safer than alcohol and tobacco, marijuana funds gangs and cartels, and marijuana can replace toxic, addictive pharmaceuticals.

In 2006, a young man in Colorado called Mason Tvert issued a challenge to the then-mayor of Denver and eventual governor, John Hickenlooper. You bring a crate of booze. I’ll bring a pack of joints. For every hit of booze you take, I’ll take a hit of cannabis. We’ll see who dies first. Mason went on to lead the campaign to legalize cannabis in his state. His fellow citizens voted to do it — by 55 percent. After a year and a half of seeing this system in practice, support for legalization has risen to 69 percent. (Hari, 2016)

Can you imagine being just six-years-old and suffering from over three hundred violent seizures a week? From birth, Charlotte Figi suffered from a rare form of epilepsy, which caused these seizures. After trying everything to help Charlotte, her parents finally decided to try medical marijuana, and it worked! Charlotte still had seizures, but now, she had maybe two or three seizures a month instead of three hundred a week. Charlotte’s story and many similar stories, along with medical research and sound reasons, have caused the public’s opinion about marijuana to change in favor of legalizing it, and I agree. I strongly believe that marijuana, and especially medical marijuana, should be legalized across the entire

To conclude, medical marijuana is beneficial but if used excessively side effects could occur. The group is for medical marijuana due to the fact that it can be used for tax purposes and it helps an ill person get through their pain. While we focus on the pros, we also understand the cons which include not being FDA approved, bringing on mental issues, and harming the immune system and other body systems. There may not be a definite side in society that is for or against this topic, but it is important to know that medical marijuana is used to lessen the pain for the patients that use

In the end marijuana has many uses. It is helpful for cancer the most, along with other diseases and or conditions. The amount of current marijuana users we have now will not decrease or increase with the legalization of medical marijuana. Many believe that marijuana is harmful to the lungs brain and immune system, and that it is addictive. Many studies have proven many negative claims about marijuana wrong. This is an age of change, and change is

The problems that can arise if a politician were to use subjective measures, instead of objective measures, in advocating new laws can result in several, problematic, dilemmas’. Such as, creating laws for their own self benefit, disregarding public opinion for personal enlightenment, unrecognition of present or potential situations, and discrimination against political equality.

Cannabis is a drug that is often perceived the wrong way .Throughout history the debate on marijuana has prompted many opposers to question morality and public safety while supporters sermonize cannabis’s healing and relaxing properties .The issue of marijuana use started off in 1930 with the formation of Federal Bureau of Narcotics and its commissioner Harry J. Anslinger (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/dope/etc/cron.html) he headed a campaign that allocated false information to the american people. As well as propaganda to mislead people about the true effects of cannabis .As a result marijuana has been classified as a schedule 1 drug and is illegal throughout the united states with the exception of of a few states who have recently legalized cannabis for medicinal and recreational use. Since marijuana has become illegal it has affected the social life of minorities since they are often prosecuted

Of the many issues related to the Marijuana legalization debate, Marijuana’s medical use is the most widely discussed of them all. Opponents of Medical Marijuana have and absorbent amount of arguments as to why it should not be made legal.

The House of Representatives and Senate is a group of people who meet biennially to change and create new laws for the betterment of the citizens each legislator represents. Each bill that is discussed has been worked through to be passed. The three most important bills for the state of Iowa are, increasing the penalties for animal cruelty, the legalization of the hemp crop and, the legalization of marijuana.

Marijuana was discovered many, many years ago, and it played different parts for various cultures. Over the last few years however Marijuana has been made to fit our lives, and social environment. It would help The united states to improve its debt, saving millions of acres in forestry and creating jobs for many people. Today many people around the world smoke Marijuana, for medicinal purposes although it causes more harm than good. Marijuana is also link to being the greates “gate way” drug.

American Society is currently undergoing a period of social revolution. From legislation granting marriage equality to the LGBTQ community, questioning the Voting Rights Act and Debating about the legalization of Marijuana, the government is now faced with the important task of dealing with law surrounding these revolutionary social concepts. One issue the legalization of Marijuana, is currently being dealt with and lawmakers are are faced with some important decisions. A main concern regarding the legalization of marijuana is how will such a law impact driving patterns and how can we address these changes to ensure road safety?

According to the Committee of the independent National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine “there is substantial evidence that cannabis or cannabinoids are effective in treating chronic pain, muscle spasticity, and chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.”(Mantel) It does not take a very educated person to notice that this is less than half of what the so called “benefits” of marijuana are supposed to be. Some states have approved marijuana for treating conditions like PTSD, anxiety, and irritable bowel syndrome, but sufficient evidence to prove that marijuana is an effective treatment for these conditions does not exist. (Mantel) Marijuana, medical or recreational, should not be legalized because it has many negative side effects as it can become addictive, it affects the user mentally, and it affects the user

Marijuana is a very famous and controversial issue in society today, hence why I choose to talk about the federal law on marijuana and my stance on it. Cannabis is still illegal under federal law but why is that? I feel like having laws against marijuana does more harm than good and we should legalize it. Marijuana has been tested and proven to have a very positive impact on people all around the country. The reasons I believe we should legalize marijuana is for our economy, health and believe it or not crime rate. These reasons could very well help our country flourish in the future and that is why Marijuana should be legalized in America. But let’s look at both sides of the argument and let you decide for yourself.

“In 2006, a young man in Colorado called Mason Tvert issued a challenge to the then-mayor of Denver and eventual governor, John Hickenlooper. You bring a crate of booze. I’ll bring a pack of joints. For every hit of booze you take, I’ll take a hit of cannabis. We’ll see who dies first. Mason went on to lead the campaign to legalize cannabis in his state. His fellow citizens voted to do it — by 55 percent. After a year and a half of seeing this system in practice, support for legalization has risen to 69 percent” (Hari, 2016).