Marinol being a synthetic form of THC is not in its natural state so is has side effects; some of these side effects being jumpiness, headaches and fatigue. Doctors also worry about the potential for abuse in patients. Marijuana and synthetic marijuana is the most abused drug in the United States. According to the University of Michigan in 2011, over 35% of high school seniors admitted to using marijuana as a recreational drug. The fact that marijuana is considered a Schedule One drug also has negative effects on the use of medical marijuana.
Medical Marijuana Controversy Michael G. Olsen Abstract The controversy of medical marijuana has been in existence 43 years. In the beginning there was no establishment that marijuana could be replacement for commonly used pharmaceutical drugs prescribed for everything from cancer to HIV. However in the 1930s the oil from the marijuana plant was prescribed by doctors for ailments such as cancer and multiple sclerosis. It was not until the 1960s when the government chose to “take over” the production, manufacture and sale of marijuana. In recent years, there has been a surge in studies pertaining to marijuana and its medicinal purposes and value.
Controversy The Marijuana Controversy Dianne L. Joy Kaplan University HA545_Unit 4 Project Professor Shalah Watkins-Bailey Introduction Since considering marijuana to have no accepted medical use DC and 20 of 50 states have since then legalized the medical use of marijuana. But the issue with marijuana is that they are n sure if it actually helps patients with diseases. It is argued that marijuana is a safe and effective treatment for people suffering from diseases like cancer, multiple sclerosis, AIDS, pain, epilepsy, glaucoma and other conditions. But the others argue that marijuana is dangerous, it lacks the approval of the FDA, it is addictive, leads to harder drug use, interferes with fertility, impairs driving ability, and
Smoking marijuana to reduce the side effects of AIDS compromises the immune system and puts AIDS patients at a significant risk for infections and respiratory problems. A current scientific study show that Marinol (oral THC), is effective in increasing appetite but is ineffective in increasing weight
Stack (2011), “It wasn't until 1914 that drug use was defined as a crime, under the Harrison Act,” (para. 4). Use of Cannabis is seen throughout history and became taboo in the eyes of Americans after finding that many medicinal drugs used were found to be addictive. To this day all narcotic drugs used to treat a variety of conditions are proven to be addictive and are all still widely used in the practice of medicine. Ethical issues and a lack of research studies that prove the effectiveness of Cannabis are the reason the drug has not be legalized in all states.
Recent polls taken by the Pew Research Center and General Social Surveys show that the main reason for support of marijuana is that the American public fails to see marijuana has a major moral issue (Galston, Dionne 1). Compared to gay marriage or abortion, many more Americans are indifferent when it comes to others using marijuana. Those against legalization who consider marijuana to be a gateway drug and a vice argue that legalization will lead an overall increase in consumption of the drug. They argue that legalization will decrease productivity in the workplace, influence children negatively, and increase drug induced automobile crashes. However, the pro-legalization Americans respond in saying increased marijuana use has no lasting health effects, legalization will allow for better regulation of distribution, and marijuana legalization will reduce alcohol consumption in America.
Legalizing Marijuana The legalization, or decriminalization, of Marijuana has been one of the leading controversial political issues in the past decade. Made up of dried leaves of the Cannabis Sativa plant, with THC as it’s main psychoactive ingredient, Marijuana has proven to be less harmful than tobacco and alcohol, and even non-addicting. According to the Drug Awareness Warning Network, “There has never been a death recorded from the use of marijuana by natural causes.” (DAWN) Many people ask why the government would add one more substance to the list of the harmful, legal ones already, but I’m a firm believer that if we do not use our rights they will be taken from us. So should it not be a right of the people to decide whether Marijuana
(Mosser, K 2010) According to utilitarianism, legalizing marijuana has many positive contributions in the medical field. The THC chemical in marijuana is used for the treatment of weight loss due to AIDS complications and for nausea, vomiting caused by cancer chemotherapy. Marijuana is also a treatment for chronic pain and been used by mouth to treat millions of people for symptoms of multiple sclerosis. (Pros and cons of legalizing marijuana) A source from WebMD, marijuana is smoked for glaucoma which is an eye condition that develops when too much fluid pressure builds up inside the eye which can lead to blindness without treatment. (2012) The utilitarian might agree the legalizing marijuana would be good because this would increase the happiness and longer life for a very large number of
FEDERAL VS STATE VALUE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA Marijuana is a drug that is derived from the dried and cut leaves of the hemp plant known as Cannabis. Marijuana has a variety of street names such as “dank”, "grass", "pot", "reefer", "herb", "weed" and more. The active ingredient in marijuana is delta Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The legal status of Medical Marijuana in the United States is something of a paradox. On one hand federal government has placed a ban on the drug with no exceptions yet, somehow within the last fifteen years, many changes in the drug policy have occurred between the states and the federal government.
Despite these false accusations, marijuana has been found very useful in the treatment of cancer, AIDS, glaucoma, arthritis, and chronic pains. In most places obtaining marijuana is dangerous, because since it is illegal it has to be sold in the black market. The millions