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Medical Marijuana Controversy
Medical Marijuana Controversy
Jacqueline L. Wilson
Daymar Institute
Abstract
The use of marijuana has become a very well talked about topic, more so this year. Legalization of marijuana has been very much talked about in your upcoming 2012 Presidential elections. This topic has and is being heard around the world. People in my generation are more like to smoke marijuana then they are to smoke a cigarette. Legalizing marijuana is not an easy topic to discuss. This also should be taken lightly. I believe that marijuana should be legalized. It is no more addictive as alcohol or cigarettes. Also, by legalizing marijuana we would save a lot of money in law enforcement and our tax dollars going in to the prison system.
Medical Marijuana Controversy
For centuries, marijuana has been used by different cultures for religious, recreational, and medical use, dating back to the stone ages, in ancient China. Considered to be a gateway drug and the reason for the downfall of our youth today, marijuana has developed a negative reputation. Lester Grinspoon, a professor at Harvard University, states, “Few drugs in the United States have produced as much hoopla as marijuana, particularly during the last decade. The controversy essentially circles around the question of how dangerous or safe the drug is” (Grinspoon, 1). However, many people are long-standing users and believe this drug is no more harmful than smoking cigarettes. Despite its useful medical effects for relieving pain and nausea, marijuana is a psychedelic drug that will continue to be looked down upon because of false claims about it, and people that can really benefit from its effects, will continue to suffer.
Cannabis has been legalized in European countries for several years. Civil Liberty groups on the Internet has quoted Great Britain’s Guardian saying, “Italy, Spain and Portugal are reported to be considering similar moves for cannabis" (Europe Goes To Pot) With
Medical Marijuana Controversy
Jacqueline L. Wilson
Daymar Institute
Abstract
The use of marijuana has become a very well talked about topic, more so this year. Legalization of marijuana has been very much talked about in your upcoming 2012 Presidential elections. This topic has and is being heard around the world. People in my generation are more like to smoke marijuana then they are to smoke a cigarette. Legalizing marijuana is not an easy topic to discuss. This also should be taken lightly. I believe that marijuana should be legalized. It is no more addictive as alcohol or cigarettes. Also, by legalizing marijuana we would save a lot of money in law enforcement and our tax dollars going in to the prison system.
Medical Marijuana Controversy
For centuries, marijuana has been used by different cultures for religious, recreational, and medical use, dating back to the stone ages, in ancient China. Considered to be a gateway drug and the reason for the downfall of our youth today, marijuana has developed a negative reputation. Lester Grinspoon, a professor at Harvard University, states, “Few drugs in the United States have produced as much hoopla as marijuana, particularly during the last decade. The controversy essentially circles around the question of how dangerous or safe the drug is” (Grinspoon, 1). However, many people are long-standing users and believe this drug is no more harmful than smoking cigarettes. Despite its useful medical effects for relieving pain and nausea, marijuana is a psychedelic drug that will continue to be looked down upon because of false claims about it, and people that can really benefit from its effects, will continue to suffer.
Cannabis has been legalized in European countries for several years. Civil Liberty groups on the Internet has quoted Great Britain’s Guardian saying, “Italy, Spain and Portugal are reported to be considering similar moves for cannabis" (Europe Goes To Pot) With