Yvenert Dolce Mrs.

Jones English

Legalizing Marijuana

This tradition has been going on for years. Even though it has been this long, they still consider marijuana a drug in many states in the U.S. So dont you agree that it maybe its time to legalize marijuana in all states? For some people its a healer to others it helps them focus. They also said it could prevent cancer. Have you heard of the saying Pass it to your right hand. Marijuana helps out in many ways. Marijuana helps many people heal from a long hard day of work. Many people find this soothing and they in joy the feeling. Even in sports most athletes smoke to help their bodies recover. Especially in football, even though they do have drug testing players find a way to get around it and use this substance to help them mentally and physically. When these athletes use this its not for recreational purposes, its to heal them. Also it may be a cure and even prevent cancer. Marijuana can also help to alleviate symptoms. Even lung cancer patients can use medical marijuana. Marijuanas full potential has not been realized in cancer. Medical marijuana may be an effective cancer treatment and an

alternative too many drugs used to treat cancers including breast cancer, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, brain cancer, leukemia, lung cancer, prostate cancer, and more. Marijuana should be removed from the criminal justice system and regulated in a manner related to alcohol and tobacco. When a crime happens its usually involves I victim and a perpetrator. Could you imagine being in jail for robbing yourself? Or even just smoke Marijuana after a hard days work and go to jail for it? That wouldnt make sense and neither does considering it a drug in the U.S. Even in symptoms of depression marijuana is use to help. These patients who consume marijuana have lower cases of depression then others who have never use it. Some patients have found the mood altering effects of marijuana to be helpful for treating mood disorders such as anxiety, depression and bipolar illness. Patients probably find this very helping and often joyous to this experience. Marijuana probably helps more than any other drug for depression. Although cannabis has been smoked widely in Western countries for more than four decades, there have been no reported cases of lung cancer or emphysema attributed to marijuana. I think that a day's breathing in any city with poor air quality poses more of a threat than inhaling marijuana. Cigarettes pose way more of a threat to cancer than marijuana. When have you ever heard of a person losing their life from marijuana? People dont over dose on marijuana; they over dose on drugs and my definition of drugs are cocaine, opium, crack, or even bath salt. Marijuana is not a drug any time it can be called Medical Marijuana. The tradition of marijuana has been passed down for generations. It has been used in a religious and spiritual context in India. Even in the U.S they celebrate by having a day for

marijuana called 4/20. Africans have had a long tradition of smoking hemp in gourd pipes. All over the world cannabis is use for positive reasons. Most people think that marijuana can be bad for you. A number of reviewers have concluded that the scientific evidence does not support smoking marijuana as a medicine because of problems with dosing and the variable amounts of any one compound that might be delivered. They think it can cause brain damage and lung diseases, and that it can stun growth effects. Others even say it is a gate way drug for others. This gives the herb a bad reputation and scares people off. They believe marijuana is addictive, leads to harder drug use, and injures the lungs, immune system, and brain. Peope also believe that medical marijuana is a front for drug legalization and recreational use. When people think this it gives them a mindset of never doing it ever in life its not worth my life or even it will kill me. If they open their minds and actually look up things about marijuana they would know that this really helps you in the long run health wise and possible can better you in life. Cannabis, also known as marijuana, and is a preparation of the cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug and as medicine. Pharmacologically, the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC); it is one of 483 known compounds in the plant, including at least 84 other cannabinoids, such as cannabidiol (CBD), cannabinol (CBN), tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV), and cannabigerol (CBG). There are many different types of marijuana in the world. Marijuana plants were made into fiber for rope and textiles, oil was taken from its seeds, and some cultures used it in religious rituals. It was described in Indian and Chinese medical texts more than 3,000 years ago. It was used to treat conditions such as beriberi, constipation, gout, malaria, rheumatism, and absent-mindedness, as well as depression,

insomnia, vomiting, tetanus, and coughs. In the middle ages, herbalists used it externally to help muscle and joint pain. There are many challenges in marijuana research. The whole plant contains many compounds, which have different actions in the human body. For example, studies show that THC can raise anxiety and cause paranoia, while cannabidiol (CBD) may reduce them. Components of the whole plant can have nearly opposite effects in the human brain, so that one compound can change the effects of another. Different cultivars (strains or types) and even different crops of marijuana plants can have varying amounts of these compounds. This means that studies that use the whole plant may find different effects based on the strain of marijuana used. At least one researcher has shown a wide range of ratios between THC and CBD in marijuana that was seized by law enforcement agents in California. Marijuana seized more recently had much more THC and much less CBD by comparison to past seizures. Even though they have found this it still helps much more for people who need this medicine. For cancer patients it helps them eat to keep weight on them. For ADHD patients it helps them keep clam. Lung cancer patients even benefit from this. Proponents of medical marijuana argue that it can be a safe and effective treatment for the symptoms of cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis, pain, glaucoma, epilepsy, and other conditions. They cite dozens of peerreviewed studies, prominent medical organizations, major government reports, and the use of marijuana as medicine throughout world history. Look at this number: $14,985,686,823,921. Does that scare you a little bit? Well it really scares me. This is our countrys current national debt. Much is being attempted to lower this debt

but due to the recent economic downfall in America and Europe, this number is rising every day. Our country puts money into national defense, education, transportation, health care, social security, etc. But, our government spends money to prevent the consumption and sales of marijuana. The government has been trying many things in order to decrease this number but many of them have not been working. Why spend the money on keeping marijuana illegal when we could tax the so-called drug? All the money made from taxing marijuana would go straight to the government and help to decrease the national debt as this would be a brand new source of income that the government doesnt technically have to fund, but just tax. . Through much research I have found that if marijuana were legalized throughout the entire country, the government and the people of this country would all benefit in the end. Medical marijuana is new to many cities in this country including Sacramento, California. Sacramento seems to be benefiting from legalization. In order to open a dispensary, a person must go through a lengthy permit process, which would cost them $20,000. The city also receives 4% sales tax on the dispensaries profits from selling medical marijuana. Logically speaking, an ounce of marijuana sells at close to $300. When you take a four percent sales tax on $300 is twelve dollars. Imagine a country full of shops like these and taking everyone on a $300 plus purchase. That could end up being a main source of income that can help the government and a very delicate situation. Even though the citys ordinance is only a year old, there are thirtyfive dispensaries going through the permitting process. Not trying to say that I really want marijuana to be legalized, but looking at this topic from an economic viewpoint, many cities, states, and even the national government will be pulling in money. We all would see much more of a gain that would help our current economic state.

A doctor can prescribe cannabis (the medical name for marijuana) for different conditions. Most commonly, cannabis is prescribed for the relief of extreme pain. It can also increase appetite in chemotherapy patients who struggle with nausea. Overall, medical marijuana has a positive effect on society, because it gives doctors another tool for helping patients. Cannabis is a natural medicine that can help alleviate the symptoms of several different medical problems. It can treat conditions that occur often and affect many people, as well as the symptoms associated with serious, life threatening illnesses. This one plant can help us all in the long run and we need to take the opportunity while it is at hand and not let it run away from us. Profits come from it as a health benefits, and even fun people Facts that you need to think about with marijuana, roughly 750,000 people are arrested for marijuana each year, the vast majority of them for simple possession, with racial minorities over-represented. Most marijuana users never use any other drug. Marijuana can be good for mental health, protective against the formation of cancer, does not cause long-term cognitive impairment in adult users. have stores just for selling alcohol and no stores for selling marijuana when in actuality alcohol kills people every day. So what do you think on what I have to say.