We have strived on giving people freedoms but with limitations. Of course, at first, there will be many problems with people regulating their marijuana intake and people will not listen to the law. But there was also problems when alcohol was legalized. With great power, comes great responsibility. Let the people have what they want.
LeVona Sykes English 1A N. Fuller 6/9/2010 Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana is the most widely illegal drug used by Americans, and the debate regarding legalizing marijuana has been one of the greatest controversial arguments in American today. Marijuana should be legalized because of two reasons, first the medicinal benefits it has, second the potential to boost the countries economy from it being taxed. Unlike cigarettes and alcohol marijuana is much less dangerous and even more beneficial than some prescription drugs. Under the strict supervision of a doctor marijuana can be safely used. Marijuana also known as Cannabis has a long history of
Second the aspect of legalizing marijuana for medicinal use helps with patients who suffer from cancer, glaucoma, and AIDS is undeniable. Finally, the cost of keeping marijuana illegal is outrageous. First our liberty is at stake. This country was set up by our fore fathers to be free and have the right to choose. I believe that most Americans want the right to choose whether or not to smoke marijuana.
The prohibited drug, marijuana, scientifically known as cannabis sativa, typically provides a psychedelic high and relaxes the muscles. Tetrahydrocannabinol, a psychoactive chemical commonly known as THC, causes this high that provides great uses to the medical field. Adversely, society tacks several false theories onto the subject of marijuana, including its title as the “gateway drug” to the worst. American even criminalized the drug
In hindsight it would be like any other substance like alcohol where certain proofs of alcohol are illegal in the United States while others are legal. The reasons that marijuana was made illegal have been a controversial issue since it started. No matter what the reasons were during those times, society has changed and evolved since then where the people are realizing it is a drug that is no worse than alcohol or tobacco; both which are legal. The question is really why it became illegal in the first place, when even the U.S. Constitution is written on hemp? So for a substance that is illegal, why is the most important document in the country that states our independence written on a parchment that is technically illegal today.
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.
Marijuana may cause panic and stress attacks in extreme cases but helps ones gain back loss of appetite, and can dull pain from radiation treatments (GetGoing, 2011). The withdrawal effects of marijuana are minimal but can reverse the features it enhances. Conversely is the use of drugs such as cocaine and heroin. According to GetGoing (2011) using heroin or cocaine, powdered or crack (rock), even one time causes such intense cravings for some individuals that they use it again and again, rapidly becoming addicted. Furthermore, crack is the most highly addictive of all the drugs available because it is smoked and therefore stimulates the brain directly (GetGoing, 2011 p. 2).
“Legalization” It’s no secret that the American government has a tremendous amount of debt. In order to decrease these debts Americans need to be willing to make a few changes. There are many policies which need to be revised within our government. One change that will have a huge effect on the deficit, the moral of American citizens, and increase jobs is the legalization of marijuana. Not only should we legalize marijuana but we also need to legalize the growth and usage of the hemp plant, the plant that marijuana is derived from.
Many people go on vacation and spend money to escape the cares of life. The most common escape is drugs. Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in America. Individuals who support its legalization, for medical or recreational use, fail to recognize that the greatest costs of marijuana are not related to the sale of it, but its long term effects of becoming a gateway drug. The usage of marijuana is damaging to a person’s health, physically, mentally, and emotionally.
While the American government continues to reject the need to repeal prohibition on marijuana, the American people continue to suffer. The potential financial advantages of legalization are tremendous. Money and resources that are wasted on enforcement of current marijuana laws could easily be put to use in other much needed economic areas. Simply put, the desire of most Americans to enjoy marijuana's intoxicating "hi", combined with the numerous documented medicinal values, and the over 25,000 everyday products that can be made from the marijuana plant, and the vast amount of potential income from taxes, makes decriminalization and regulation by the federal government not just the right choice but the only choice. Since the Nixon administration