The Effects of Legalizing Marijuana

In society today, many people look for a feeling of freedom. Many people go on vacation and spend money. The most common gateway for people is drugs. Our American society is facing a tremendous drug problem. It has become a highly controversial issue whether drugs such as marijuana should be legalized or not.

Some people advocate this issue and believe that legalization is the only solution left for the nation while others oppose because it will increase the number of drug users and drug related crimes. Marijuana is a drug that is illegal in the United States.This drug as you know is bad and causes severe side effects to your brain and body. Marijuana has both short term and long term effects.

However, according to scientific experiments, marijuana is known to be beneficial in medicine. The question is should marijuana be legalized? Marijuana is a mixture of leaves, stems, and flowering tops of the Indian hemp plant Cannabis, it can be smoked or eaten. Marijuana use was used in the 1800’s as an energy booster. Marijuana is an illegal drug, though it is legal in some countries.

Marijuana should be legalized for adults use because they can make the wise choice as to when they had enough. As for legalizing marijuana and the message it sends to kids, I believe that kids always want to do things that are illegal and once it becomes legal it isn’t as fun because anyone can do it. As reported “The perceived risk of marijuana did not change among California youth between 1996 and 1997. Supporters of legalization believe that if government regulates drugs such as cocaine and marijuana by imposing taxes, then the black market will be eliminated.However, the higher the tax rate, the higher the price of the drugs, and not many users can afford to buy high priced drugs such as marijuana and cocaine. Therefore, they will have to go to drug gangs who sell marijuana and cocaine under the market price.

In addition, children and teenagers will be obviously banned from purchasing marijuana and cocaine just as they are prohibited from buying beer and liquor. Nevertheless, there will be drug pushers who will continue to encourage the youngsters and try to get them hooked to marijuana and cocaine. Hence, legalization will encourage a growing criminal black market.The negative effects are difficulty with short-term memory, racing heart, dizziness, and paranoia. Marijuana lifts you up when you are down. Marijuana violators are filling up the jails, when jails should be holding people for more serious crimes such as (rape, murder etc….

). Data provided by the Bureau of Prisons and the United States Sentencing Commission suggest that one of every six inmates in federal prison system has been locked up for marijuana offense. The prisons are being filled with marijuana violators even though marijuana hasn’t clamed a life.Marijuana has some chemicals in it but not ones to claim a life, like cigarettes and alcohol. Marijuana has not been proven to be physically addictive but psychological dependence can occur.

Dependence means that the person may think that they are so sick that they can’t live without marijuana. “Marijuana disrupts the nerve cells in the part of the brain where memories are forms. Some studies show that when people have smoked large of marijuana for years the drug takes its toll on mental functions. "One of marijuana’s greatest advantages as a medicine is its remarkable safety.

It has little effect on major physiological functions. Marijuana is also far less addictive and far less subject to abuse than many drugs”. Marijuana as medicine has been studied for many years. In some cultures, it is already used as medicine. There are many good uses for marijuana to be used as medicine which will be discussed.

The problem is that in order to be used in United States as medicine, marijuana must be legalized. Many doctors already recommend that their patients break the law and get marijuana. That’s because there is very strong evidence that marijuana works as a medicine.Marijuana is often useful in the treatment of the following diseases Cancer: Marijuana alleviates the nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite caused by the chemotherapy treatment.

AIDS: Marijuana alleviates the nausea, vomiting and loss of appetite caused by the disease itself. Glaucoma: Marijuana by reducing intraocular pressure alleviates the pain and slows the progress of the disease. This disease damages vision by gradually increasing eye pressure. It is the leading cause of blindness in United States. Multiple Sclerosis: Marijuana reduces the muscle pain and spastically caused by the disease.Epilepsy: Marijuana prevents epileptic seizures in some patients and allows more fresh areas of bronchi to open up.

Chronic Pain: Marijuana reduces the chronic often debilitating pain caused by a variety of injuries and disorders. In order to be effective, marijuana must be taken daily. It seems to be the most effective three hours after dosage, and last for five hours. Some critics contend that after taken for a period of time, the person may become tolerant to the drug and reduce effectiveness. This is true for a lot of pain relieving drugs.

A person cannot rule out marijuana because it has not been proven that a person will develop tolerance. Marijuana could benefit as many as five million patients in the United States. This situation too many people are intolerable. Those patients who choose to stay within the law suffer and die both from disease and from many prescription drugs that cause side effects.

"Nearly all medicines have toxic, potentially lethal effects, but marijuana is not such a substance”. This successful use of marijuana has given many patients a much more positive outlook on their treatment.There is now an enormous amount of public support of medical marijuana. A scientific survey of oncologist (cancer specialist) found that 54% of those control medical marijuana availability and 44% have already broken the law by obtaining marijuana illegally.

"Thirty-four states letting patients with certain conditions smoke dope". States such as Texas, California, Massachusetts, etc. , have recognized marijuana’s therapeutic potential and have passed legislation supporting its value. These reforms could be passed throughout the nation with the help of people like you.

Meanwhile, the only way for patients to gain legal access to marijuana as medicine is from the doctor. The patient must get a written note from the government and participate in a special program setup for them. We know that legalization is neither a reasonable nor rational policy for this country. One of the things that bother me most about legalization argument is the mixed message it sends to our young people. The legalization will advance a nonjudgmental attitude about drugs.

I believe that we must change public attitudes toward drugs and focus on prevention and treatment, but we must also maintain the laws that make drugs illegal.Some of the drugs such as marijuana and cocaine should be legalized for medical purposes. Polls and voter referenda have repeatedly indicated that the vast majority of Americans think marijuana should be medically available. A final important prevention strategy is to enforce the laws against illegal drugs in order to control their availability. There are many uses for marijuana, and many are unexplored.

Actually some are explored in depth because of interest and others are left behind. There are probably many other uses that have not been found because of the lack of experimentation on the drug as a whole.If marijuana is legalized there will be much more research done on the drug, and hopefully the drug will begin to be approved for use. Marijuana is a drug that is illegal in the United States.

This drug as you know is bad and causes severe side effects to your brain and body. Scientist has found that smoking marijuana can cause you to lose your memory. Marijuana has many psychological and physical effects. People usually smoke marijuana in cigarettes or pipes, but it also can be mixed with food and beverages. Short-term effects of marijuana include both psychological and physical reactions.These reactions usually last for three to five hours after a person has smoked marijuana.

The psychological reaction, known as a high consists of changes in the user’s feelings and thoughts. Such changes are caused mainly by THC. The effects of marijuana high vary from person to person and from one time to another in the same individual. In most cases, the high consists of a dreamy, relaxed state in which users seem more aware of their senses and feel that time is moving slowly.

Sometimes, however, marijuana produces a feeling of panic and dread. The different reactions result partly from the concentration of THC in the marijuana.Other factors, such as the setting in which marijuana is used and the user’s expectations, personality, and mood, also affect a person’s reaction to the drug. Long-term effects of marijuana are not completely known, but studies have shown that some people have used marijuana regularly for several months or longer have developed serious long-term problems. Among males, marijuana use can reduce the production of sperm and of the male sex hormone testosterone.

Among females, it can cause menstrual irregularity and reduced fertility. Extended use of marijuana also has a long-term psychological effect on many people.These individuals loose interest in everything. However, according to scientific experiments, marijuana is known to be beneficial in medicine. The question is should marijuana be legalized? Marijuana should really be legal because it is medically beneficial to people.

Marijuana helps relieve aches and pains. It helps people with Aids get over being nauseous, and suffering from server pains. The main benefit of marijuana legalization can be in medicine and will give patients with severe and dangerous diseases a new and effective medicine to help them.Yes, marijuana can help in medicine.

Marijuana is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known. ” "One of marijuana’s greatest advantages as a medicine is its remarkable safety. It has little effect on major physiological functions. Marijuana is also far less addictive and far less subject to abuse than many drugs”. Marijuana as medicine has been studied for many years.

In some cultures, it is already used as medicine. There are many good uses for marijuana to be used as medicine which will be discussed. The problem is that in order to be used in United States as medicine, marijuana must be legalized.Many doctors already recommend that their patients break the law and get marijuana. That’s because there is very strong evidence that marijuana works as a medicine.

Marijuana is often useful in the treatment of the following diseases Cancer: Marijuana alleviates the nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite caused by the chemotherapy treatment. AIDS: Marijuana alleviates the nausea, vomiting and loss of appetite caused by the disease itself. Glaucoma: Marijuana by reducing intraocular pressure alleviates the pain and slows the progress of the disease.This disease damages vision by gradually increasing eye pressure. It is the leading cause of blindness in United States. Multiple Sclerosis: Marijuana reduces the muscle pain and spastically caused by the disease.

Epilepsy: Marijuana prevents epileptic seizures in some patients and allows more fresh areas of bronchi to open up. Chronic Pain: Marijuana reduces the chronic often debilitating pain caused by a variety of injuries and disorders. In order to be effective, marijuana must be taken daily. It seems to be the most effective three hours after dosage, and last for five hours.

Some critics contend that after taken for a period of time, the person may become tolerant to the drug and reduce effectiveness. This is true for a lot of pain relieving drugs. A person cannot rule out marijuana because it has not been proven that a person will develop tolerance. Marijuana could benefit as many as five million patients in the United States.

This situation too many people are intolerable. Those patients who choose to stay within the law suffer and die both from disease and from many prescription drugs that cause side effects. Nearly all medicines have toxic, potentially lethal effects, but marijuana is not such a substance”.This successful use of marijuana has given many patients a much more positive outlook on their treatment. We know that legalization is neither a reasonable nor rational policy for this country.

One of the things that bother me most about legalization argument is the mixed message it sends to our young people. The legalization will advance a nonjudgmental attitude about drugs. I believe that we must change public attitudes toward drugs and focus on prevention and treatment, but we must also maintain the laws that make drugs illegal.Some of the drugs such as marijuana and cocaine should be legalized for medical purposes. Polls and voter referenda have repeatedly indicated that the vast majority of Americans think marijuana should be medically available.

A final important prevention strategy is to enforce the laws against illegal drugs in order to control their availability. There are many uses for marijuana, and many are unexplored. Actually some are explored in depth because of interest and others are left behind. There are probably many other uses that have not been found because of the lack of experimentation on the drug as a whole.If marijuana is legalized there will be much more research done on the drug, and hopefully the drug will begin to be approved for use.

Marijuana is a drug that is illegal in the United States. This drug as you know is bad and causes severe side effects to your brain and body. Scientist has found that smoking marijuana can cause you to lose your memory. Marijuana has many psychological and physical effects. People usually smoke marijuana in cigarettes or pipes, but it also can be mixed with food and beverages.