It will give me ideas of what can be used as a con regarding medical marijuana. In this article, the author speaks about California, Arizona, and several other states have recently legalized medical marijuana. He also states clearly what his goal is. That goal is to demonstrate that even if one grants the opponents of legalization many of their contentious assumptions, the federal government is still obligated to take several specific steps toward the legalization of medical marijuana. He defends this claim against a variety of objections, including the claims: that marijuana is unsafe, that marijuana cannot be adequately tested or produced as a drug, that the availability of synthetic THC makes marijuana superfluous, and especially that legalizing medical marijuana will increase recreational use by 'sending the wrong message.'
The Ethics behind Legalizing Medical Marijuana Mary B. Allnutt Ashford University SOC 120 Steven Smith 05/13/13 The Ethics behind Legalizing Medical Marijuana As more and more states consider the legalization of medical marijuana there are some areas of concern that need to be taken into account such as: How will it be dispensed? Where will society locate dispensaries? What legal ramifications will it have for employers? But, should these concerns be placed above human suffrage that could be eased by the legalization of medical marijuana? Do members of society whom suffer from such diseases as cancer, aids, or wasting syndrome not deserve a safe and effective medical treatment to relieve the nausea, vomiting, or helps to induce appetite
You cannot die from "binge smoking" like you can from binge drinking.” (Hordov 2010) Many people believe that the use of marijuana can be prevented and can be banned from the users of the drug. I believe that whether the government tries to stop the usage and selling of marijuana or not the people are still going to get it. There are many facts on the usage of marijuana in the U.S. and this number of users is high. So if the government were to legalize it I believe that they would benefit from it greatly. It is a proven fact that, “There is no evidence that spending billions of dollars over the past 20 years for anti-drug messages has diminished young people's interest in trying marijuana.
Marijuana... Legalized or Not? In the documentary, “Marijuana: A Chronic Story,” by the History Channel emphasizes on educating our society about this controversial and recreational drug. According to the documentary, 15 nations have decriminalized laws which as a result crime and teen use have decreased. I believe that legalizing and decriminalizing the use of cannabis benefits our nation in a variety of ways. The nation will benefit using cannabis for the following reasons: its medicinal purpose to treat a number of medical conditions, legalizing this product would bring in tax revenue, and legalizing cannabis would save a tremendous amount of money on law enforcement.
Nic Vanover English II Honors Wendy Shoemaker Sept. 6 2011 Current Controversies: Medical Marijuana In today society, there are billions of people around the world, and with so many people there will be so many different opinions on each and every subject. One subject in which this applies would be on the use of medical marijuana. Highly achieved in the medical fields, John A. Benson, Janet E. Joy, and Stanley J. Watson, wrote that marijuana was, “found that marijuana's active components are potentially effective in treating pain, nausea and vomiting, AIDS-related loss of appetite, and other symptoms and should be tested rigorously in clinical trials,”(Should marijuana be, 2011). While some benefits come from the use of this product, most people still see it as an illegal drug that should never be brought into the medical room. So much controversy surrounds this subject and there are multiple pros and cons of each opinion,
California became the first state to legalize medical marijuana in the 1990s. Soon after, many states began to follow Alaska; Arizona; Colorado; the District of Columbia (DC) and Delaware, with other states voting on the law as well. So what makes Proposition 19 an ethical issue for the 21st century? In the eyes of the generally population, medical marijuana in any form is atrocious to consider in regards to medical treatment. For example, a family with a sick child has taken ever other form of treatment possible; however, the child continues to show no health improvements.
Medical Marijuana in California Legalization of Marijuana had been an awkward topic to talk until 1996, that was the year when everything changed; that year medical marijuana had been approved by the state of California. People from the Golden State, voted to legalize the use of medical marijuana with a 55% of majority. California was the first state, in United States, of legalize the use of medical marijuana. Marijuana has a lot of uses, for instance, textiles, foods, papers, body care products, detergents, plastics and building materials. The high you get from marijuana mostly comes from a chemical called Tetrahydrocannabinol, also known as THC, which is found in varying potency in different strains of cannabis.
In 1970 Congress passed the Controlled Substance Act (CSA). This act set the laws that deal with regulating narcotics, stimulants, depressants, hallucinogens, and any other chemicals that are used in the production and distributing of controlled substances. In this act was the prohibition of the crop known as cannabis or marijuana. This crop is dried out and smoked like tobacco to get a “haze” or a “high.” Some may argue that cannabis can be used medically to help the treating relief of cancer and other diseases. Some state lately have legalized the use of medical marijuana, however the federal government still deems the drug illegal due to the CSA.
Marijuana, Long Overdue Decriminalization The legalization of marijuana is long overdue, it is necessary for the federal government to invest in scientific research and decriminalize it. There is an ongoing contradictory dilemma whether it can be used as medicine and be therapeutic. The controversy of whether marijuana can be used medically has been a political issue more than scientific. Alcohol and tobacco has proven to be more dangerous than marijuana. Because there is evidence supporting that marijuana has benefits for medical purposes and there is no real support that it is fatal, marijuana should be legalized and distributed through a controlled market; thus helping to resolve ongoing issues both medically and politically.
Gonzales v. Raich The case was about a patient who used marijuana for medical purposes that was recommended by her physician. In the state of California under their laws it’s permitted. California passed an act called the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 which permits people who live in California may use marijuana for medical purposes; Raich claimed that Gonzales and the courts violated the control substance law when the local police the DEA and the FBI raided her home and destroyed her plants so Ms. Raich hired an attorney and sued Gonzales as well as the Administrators of Drug Enforcement Administrations; however the appellate court found that the patient did not demonstrate that she would likely succeed in obtaining injunctive relief. The United States District Court for the Northern District of California denied plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction but the plaintiffs appealed the decision. The Courts of Appeals which was vacated and the case were remanded for further proceedings.