“The Institute of Medicine panel concluded that marijuana has some therapeutic value for pain relief, control of nausea and vomiting, and appetite stimulation, and should be studied further in order to develop new cannabinoid drugs. It also concluded that marijuana has limited effectiveness in relieving the symptoms of glaucoma. No evidence was found that marijuana acts as a gateway drug to more dangerous recreational drugs.” (Levy, 1999) Living with HIV/AIDS can be extremely difficult and very painful. You lose the desire to do anything you stop eating, you get depressed, you are nauseous all the time. “Despite the limited amount of data available on the use of medicinal marijuana in the general population, it has been suggested that persons with HIV/AIDS are the largest group of medicinal marijuana users in both Canada and the United States.” (Furler, Einarson, Millson, Walmsley, Bendayan, 2004) While this may be true there are other minor diseases out there with the same symptoms so why should it be so hard for them to get medicinal marijuana?
Why is the government against it? You'll be surprised about the real reasons of marijuana's criminalization, to make everything clear, Marijuana or hemp has been legal for most of human history, it’s not a recently discovered plant nor its been illegal for long, it’s been illegal for basically 1% of the time that's been used and it was legal as recently as the premier of Charlie Chaplin's big hit "A woman of Paris". Several factors influenced into the criminalization of the drug; Racism, Protection of corporate profits and ignorance. Racism and prejudice, the root of all evil as I say, started the
Persuasive Research Paper: Medical Marijuana Persuasive Research Paper: Medical Marijuana Thesis: Medicinal marijuana needs to be legalized because it is overall less harmful to the human anatomy than prescription medicine, therefore it should be legalized and regulated in the same manner as prescription drugs. For many decades, Cannabis has been regarded as one of the means for committing felony of individuals in the society. The different part of the Cannabis plant, such as its stems, buds, and leaves, undergo a process of preparation, to produce marijuana. When inhaled, marijuana produces a number of negative effects in the biological system of the user, such as distorted perceptions or hallucinations, increased heart
Legalization of Marijuana The legalization of marijuana has been a debatable topic discussed for many years. The government stated that marijuana is a harmful drug that isn’t acceptable to society. Although that may be the government’s opinion they overlooked the benefits of marijuana. As a member of society I believe that marijuana should be legalized because of the amount of benefits, marijuana is a benefit to health care and treating certain illnesses, dealing with mental and psychological problems and also help our society and economy. Marijuana is an aid for health care and treatment for certain diseases/illnesses such as cancer, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, and even arthritis discomfort.
Hemp varieties typically contain around a 1:20 THC to CBD ratio, where as marijuana has been bred to lower percentages of CBD and may contain a 20:1 or even higher THC to CBD content ratio. (Hemp Facts, 1997) Not only are there not high enough levels of THC to cause the psychoactive affects that “users” are looking for, but the elevated CBD content of hemp would prevent the “user” from ever achieving a “high” no matter the amount of hemp they consumed. Countries which allow industrial hemp farming have not noted problems with hemp being used as a drug. However, the United States government appears to be unwilling to face the actual facts regarding the differences between industrial hemp and
Benjamin Franklin owned a mill that made hemp paper. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence on hemp paper. Hemp can be made into fine quality paper. The long fibers in hemp allow the paper to be recycled several times more than wood-based paper. “Kimberly Clark from the show (fortune 500) has a mill in France which produces hemp paper preferred for bibles because it lasts a very long time and doesn’t yellow.” Marijuana is less harmful then cocaine ,which is a very dangerous drug.
The plant requires little or no toxic chemical fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides (Golub 243). The illegalization of hemp in 1930s, occurred due to false study results, major business corporations, and its so called links to narcotics. Hemp cultivation could provide for our oil and gas needs as a country. The common misconception is that hemp is linked with recreational marijuana but that is not true.
Marijuana shold be legal but taxed by the goverment for one. Legalizing marijuana is a topic that hasn't received the attention it deserves because so many people dismiss it as the delusional rants of Cheech and Chong individual and dropout high school students who (it's irrationally implied) would be the 4.0 geniuses if they just hadn't stumbled onto this evil, evil, weed. Now before jumping fully into this, just to make sure I'm not overstepping some vague legal rules: this hub does not endorse doing anything illegal, but is here to make a true rhetorical argument for why legalizing pot should at least be considered. While billions of dollars are being spent on cheap drugs, even though compared to medical marijuana, cheap pharmaceutical drugs are insanely dangerous, many with side effects that are fatal. It's nearly incomprehensible that a natural plant that has been
Marijuana in California’s Future With the passing of Proposition 215, Californians started using Marijuana legally for medicinal purposes in 1996. Others have used Marijuana for years for recreational purposes, purchasing marijuana on the black market. Californians have always viewed marijuana more favorably than other states, the citizens of the golden state failed to legalize Marijuana in 2010 with Proposition 19. Nearly two years later, the State of California is still in shambles. Schools are closing, seniors and the disabled have all seen their benefits slashed, public servants are being laid off and our prisons are over flowing.
Please, read on and feel free to debate me on what you read! Our FAILED Marijuana laws cost tax payers $7.7 BILLION a year, keep our police from focusing on REAL crimes, and FAIL to keep Marijuana away from minors! In the Netherlands only 17% of people have used Marijuana. Marijuana is sold and regulated in The Netherlands. Here in the states Marijuana is illegal.