The Legalization of Marijuana
Research Question: In the United States during the 21st century, should marijuana be legalized for recreational use for people over the age of 21? The legalization of Marijuana; Weed, Mary Jane, Bud, whatever the person may call it, is a highly debated topic in the United States. There is no doubt that marijuana has a bad reputation in society. Marijuana is a shredded mixture of dried flowers, stems, and leaves from a plant called Cannabis Sativa. The main chemical found in marijuana is called THC, which causes a “high” when it connects to nerve receptors in the brain . The side effects, like most drugs, are temporary, and if used responsibly, harmless. People who consume marijuana stereotypically are lazy, uneducated burnouts. As society becomes more educated about the drug, they will find out that marijuana is more than just a drug for the potheads. Marijuana currently is legal for medical use in 23 states and legalized for recreational use in four. If marijuana is legalized it can be limited to people over the age of 21, when the human body and brain has fully developed. It can be used to help relieve stress and reduce anxiety and depression symptoms. Medically, it can, and is, used to treat Alzheimer's and Glaucoma, and relieves
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There are people against the use of marijuana, for different reasons that are not plausible. A common misconception is that marijuana is a gateway drug to harder drugs, such as cocaine, heroine, or meth. It is proven that alcohol, which is legal, is more of a gateway drug than marijuana. Also, the fact of the matter is that the marijuana is not the problem, is is the people who deal marijuana that typically sell other drugs, harder drugs, because marijuana is not addictive and people will stop buying if offered a better drug. Therefore if it is sold in stores, customers will not be offered worse drugs, it will simply be a marijuana
Marijuana has been proven to be safer than alcohol, yet marijuana is against the law. Alcohol is known to contribute to acts of violence and crime, while in most cases cannabis can reduce aggression in its users. “In last year’s cases of reported violent crime three million offenders had been drinking. Almost all cases of date rape, sexual assault, and domestic violence had some kind of connection to alcohol” (Medical Fact: Marijuana is Safer Than Alcohol, 2009). Marijuana has not been linked or has
Marijuana use is on the rise, especially among teenagers and young adults. With the recent laws passed in eight states about legalizing medical marijuana , many stand divided when it comes to this never ending debate, but I firmly believe that this miracle working drug should be legalized throughout the United States.
Legalizing marijuana for health and municipal purposes in the United States Of America, personally I think it's a great idea. A lot of other people don't think legalizing marijuana is the greatest idea in the world, they think that people will use it in the wrong ways and not to help with any diseases that it can kill. Legalizing marijuana in the United States should be done because it can help people with diseases that they can’t fix with just any medicine, it can kill most deadly diseases, and it keeps people from taking multiple pills a day.
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.
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.
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
Through the years marijuana has been known by many names, and almost as many opinions have been held concerning its effect on people. Not all of those opinions have been correct in fact; most have been pure propaganda. Marijuana is not a gateway drug. It does not have fatal side effects, and it is not only used by lazy people. These are just some of the stigmas that have plagued marijuana over the years. The truth is that marijuana is a medicinal plant and, as such, should be used to treat medical conditions instead of the chemicals created by big pharmaceutical companies. Though today marijuana still has a negative stigma associated with it, medical marijuana should be legalized nationwide due to its health benefits for those with terminal
Some states allow it for recreational use, but others just for medicinal purposes. However, there are many states that deem marijuana as a dangerous drug. The legalization of marijuana will enhance societal ills which will outweigh the monetary benefits that could be achieved once legalized.
Throughout history there has been many viewpoints on marijuana. Marijuana is cannabis sativa, which is a herbal plant. It’s used for both medical and recreational purposes, although when used medically it has a greater effect for the patient. Marijuana has been legalized in 28 states and statistics collected during the period of the legalization supported that marijuana helped many patients with serious diseases, such as aids, and cancer. Other then being used for diseases, marijuana can be used to deal with stress, sickness, and other disorders. Some people may even use marijuana in place of prescription or store bought drugs because it’s more effective. In the recent years that marijuana has been legalized there has been a great increase
Marijuana seems beneficial towards other people. Even though marijuana may have a good view, there are other people that do not like the fact of legalizing marijuana. Those are the people that are preventing marijuana to legalize.
The use of marijuana for medicinal purposes has ballooned over the last couple of years. A state-by-state wave is sweeping across the country, with voters acknowledging the beneficial capabilities for patients in their state.
Sixty one percent of Americans believe that marijuana should be legalized in the United States. The vast majority of Americans agree with this because marijuana has many uses. There are no negative effects from marijuana to the human body.
For centuries in the United States the debate on whether marijuana should be legalized or not has remained ongoing. There are many controversial points on both sides of the debate, some believe that if given the opportunity marijuana can open up a whole new world into medical, agricultural, and personal hygiene products. Research on marijuana should at least be made legally available so that we can understand all of its potential benefits.
Do you believe in unfair punishment and have a plant illegalized so that the paper industry could continue keep making money if there was a cheaper alternative? Well that plant is marijuana, cannabis, weed, whatever you want to call it. I believe with the legalization through out America, we could be making a profit instead of continually spending money to house inmates. Did you know in the United States on average it costs 28,000 dollars just to house one inmate for a year. With over 98,000 incarcerations nationwide are drug related. So we spend 2.7 billion in just one year alone on housing people in jail for marijuana.
Fundamentally, marijuana should be legalized because of its use for medication, if is its legalized then that