Political Analysis Of Marijuana

the comment from the teacher

This does not refer at any point in the paper to two ideologies we study in this course. You do a fine job of outlining your political issue but the body of the assignment is showing how two ideologies or two ideological perspectives would explain, evaluate, orient and prescribe this political issue and political actions to improve human progress by societal changes. That is the main part of the assignment. You need to summarize what you here to outline the issue. You might then select one ideology to represent the pro pot argument and another for the anti-pot argument. Your final assessment that marijuana still needs to be controlled could then be your support of that ideology in the final analysis at least
The leafy green plant appears quite harmless when we observe it in its natural environment. But, at times this very plant becomes of crucial importance for a drug addict as well as for a medical specialist. On the one hand the marijuana produced is inhaled by the drug addict to gaining a sense of relaxation, and heightening the senses. But for medical specialists this drug can do wonders for the health of patients with psychological disorders, for relieving pain for cancer patients or for stimulating appetite in the sick (BBC, 2008). Marijuana contains delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (or THC) as the main active chemical. It is considered as one of the most commonly abused drug in US with people smoking it as a cigarette or a pipe (NIDA,
Once its use is legalized, the people are bound to go for the next higher step, which in turn would mean more the more dangerous drugs become more easily available for the people. There might be demand from influential quarters to liberalize the drug policy still further and if this trend continues, it may lead to anarchy like situation in our society. Easily available marijuana might embolden the affected people to further experiment with still ‘higher’ drugs. While comparing the use of marijuana with alcohol, it needs to be emphasized that excessive use of alcohol too has led to many types of problems like marital discords, rapes, snatching, motor accidents etc. If we have another drug handy for use, then nobody knows where exactly we are headed to. Often during the night patrolling Traffic cops are busy sniffing the alcohol overdose, so that accidents can be avoided. If another floodgate is opened, the existing number of traffic cops will fall too short to contain the damage.
Excessive use of marijuana will lead to an unhealthy society: When smoked, marijuana starts having an impact almost immediately and the effect might last for couple of hours. Repeated use of this drug is said to have ill effects like (Buddy,