Medical Marijuana Controversy
Introduction
Physicians are always finding ways to better treat their patients. A well-known controversy in today’s society is the use of medical marijuana. Already 28 states of 50 have allowed its citizens to use medical marijuana when prescribed by a physician. However, it is still a controlled substance and a level 1 illegal drug. “In June 2011, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) denied a petition to reschedule marijuana and reiterated that there was no scientific or medical evidence to support such a move (Marcoux, 2013).”
Legislation has played an important role in the process and public policy is only getting stronger. Throughout this paper you will be given an insight on why medical marijuana should stay an illegal drug. Medical …show more content…
Considering that marijuana is a controlled substance, once it were legalized there is potential for other harmful things to be legalized as well. Major concerns on the economy are recreational use, children, negative effects, productivity, and health insurance.
Four states already allow adults to smoke pot for recreation use which means that the more it is legalized medically the more it will become recreationally okay as well. Not to mention, it can cause more crime, treatment, and addiction.
Also, children will not know the difference and it sets a bad example for our future. “The national monitoring the future study has consistently shown that roughly 80% of 12th graders, 70% of 10th graders, and 40% of 8th graders in the United States report that marijuana is either “fairly easy” or “very easy” to obtain (American, 2014)”
There are negative effects of marijuana which is why it was considered an illegal drug in the first place. “Long-term use has been associated with increased cardiovascular events, addiction, mental health disorders, and respiratory disorders similar to those associated with tobacco smoking (Marcoux, 2013).” Tobacco use has been legal for anyone over the age of 18 however today there are less and less users because of the side effects of pollution and
Physicians are always finding ways to better treat their patients. A well-known controversy in today’s society is the use of medical marijuana. Already 28 states of 50 have allowed its citizens to use medical marijuana when prescribed by a physician. However, it is still a controlled substance and a level 1 illegal drug. “In June 2011, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) denied a petition to reschedule marijuana and reiterated that there was no scientific or medical evidence to support such a move (Marcoux, 2013).”
Legislation has played an important role in the process and public policy is only getting stronger. Throughout this paper you will be given an insight on why medical marijuana should stay an illegal drug. Medical …show more content…
Considering that marijuana is a controlled substance, once it were legalized there is potential for other harmful things to be legalized as well. Major concerns on the economy are recreational use, children, negative effects, productivity, and health insurance.
Four states already allow adults to smoke pot for recreation use which means that the more it is legalized medically the more it will become recreationally okay as well. Not to mention, it can cause more crime, treatment, and addiction.
Also, children will not know the difference and it sets a bad example for our future. “The national monitoring the future study has consistently shown that roughly 80% of 12th graders, 70% of 10th graders, and 40% of 8th graders in the United States report that marijuana is either “fairly easy” or “very easy” to obtain (American, 2014)”
There are negative effects of marijuana which is why it was considered an illegal drug in the first place. “Long-term use has been associated with increased cardiovascular events, addiction, mental health disorders, and respiratory disorders similar to those associated with tobacco smoking (Marcoux, 2013).” Tobacco use has been legal for anyone over the age of 18 however today there are less and less users because of the side effects of pollution and