June 4, 2013
Should Marijuana Be Legalized?
Yes, marijuana should be legalized. I believe that drugs are positive here is why. It is used for medical purposes for one. It is improves their health and actually saves lives.
“Patients have been allowed to use marijuana with the permission of a doctor, but the drug has been nearly impossible for them to obtain legally because the Legislature has been unable to approve a plan to make it available.” (Editorial: Time to OK marijuana dispensaries: By RGJ.com) As you can see from this cite I just quoted, patients want that treatment, better yet, they need it to improve their health but they don’t want to give it to the patients? Are they really going to let the patients suffer the pain and end up dying because its marijuana?
It is used to treat patients who are suffering from a terminal illness, such as cancer or AIDS. Marijuana also cures as well as prevents Alzheimer and Glaucoma, helps relieve stress, anxiety, depression, slows down tumor growth, and helps relieve pain for chemo/radiation therapy patients as well.
“Patients have been allowed to use marijuana with the permission of a doctor, but the drug has been nearly impossible for them to obtain legally because the Legislature has been unable to approve a plan to make it available.” (Editorial: Time to OK marijuana dispensaries: By RGJ.com) As you can see from this cite I just quoted, patients want that treatment, better yet, they need it to improve their health but they don’t want to give it to the patients? Are they really going to let the patients suffer the pain and end up dying because its marijuana?
Cannabidiol (CBD), one of the active ingredients in marijuana, has been shown to help with controlling symptoms with problems such as rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, alcoholism, PTSD, epilepsy, antibiotic-resistant infections and neurological disorders. Marijuana isn’t even addictive and is actually far less addictive than caffeine. It has none