Issues on Marijuana

Issues on Marijuana Marijuana is the single most used drug in the United States today. Most of the Marijuana used today is smuggled from Mexico. Even with the border patrol on high alert it somehow gets into the states. Recently, there have been increasing efforts to legalize marijuana. The Obama Administration has consistently reiterated its firm opposition to any form of drug legalization. Legalization of Marijuana would cause prices to go down and use to go up. If Marijuana became legal nationwide it would be easy for anyone at any age to get. Regardless if some people think it’s harmless it may affect kids differently. I don’t think it’s something anyone especially kids should be around. Marijuana use can be harmful. Marijuana use is associated with dependence, respiratory and mental illness, poor motor performance, and immune system functioning, among other negative effects. Studies have shown with chronic use of marijuana can cause high rates of anxiety, suicidal thoughts and depression. Other research has shown marijuana smoke to contain carcinogens and to be an irritant to the lungs. Marijuana smoke, in fact, contains 50‐70 percent more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than does tobacco smoke. Also marijuana could lead to more hardcore drugs. This is a main reason why I don’t think it should be legal. Medical marijuana (or medical cannabis) refers to the use of marijuana as a physician-prescribed therapy to reduce the pain or discomfort associated with some medical conditions or to lessen the side effects of some traditional medical treatments. Medical marijuana is used for a variety of conditions, including Easing nausea and vomiting, stimulating appetite in chemotherapy and/or AIDS patients, Cancer, reducing eye pressure in glaucoma patients and managing chronic pain. Recent research has also suggested that some of the compounds in marijuana may have beneficial qualities for patients suffering from a variety of conditions. Alaska,