Medical Marijuana Legalization

Medical Marijuana has become a popular subject in today's society. Medical Marijuana refers to the use of cannabis and its cannabinoids to treat disease or improve symptoms. This substance is commonly utilized by many teens and adults for recreational and medical reasons such as dealing with depression. Many people overlook what this substance can do for us. Medical cannabis can change lives. It has shown positive results for people with serious illnesses and chronic pain.
This substance has become an obtrusive issue in today's society. The benefits of using cannabis outweigh the negativity people see in the plant. It can also help with our daily life along with benefiting the economy tremendously. The legalization of medical marijuana makes
An early Chinese surgeon was the first person to use cannabis as an anesthetic. Cannabis seeds were also used as a food source in China as early as 6000 B.C. additionally, in the 19th century the hemp seeds from the plant were used to treat inflamed skin, incontinence and venereal disease which is contracted and transmitted through sexual contact. Marijuana is the most illegal drug used in the United States. Approximately 100 million Americans have tried marijuana at least once in their life. More than 25 million have smoked it in the last year. Cannabis is relatively safer than any other drugs such as cocaine or meth. It takes 800 joints to kill a person that's smoking marijuana; the cause of death would be carbon monoxide poisoning. Using cocaine or meth leads to addiction along with death in a short period of time. There are no recorded deaths as a result of cannabis over consumption. Not to mention, when it comes to using cannabis there are positive and negative outcomes. For example, marijuana is used for a variety of ailments and conditions including easing nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy, reducing eye pressure in glaucoma patients, and treating gastrointestinal illness. The common negatives effects of smoking marijuana include disruption of all stages of memory, impairments of learning, as well as impairments when driving a motorized
Medical Marijuana has made tremendous impact in today's society treating children suffering from seizures. With this substance it can minimize the number of seizures to a low percentage than prescription drugs wasn't able to do. Places were cannabis is illegal patients that are in need of medical marijuana have to move from their home to receive treatment. For example, Charlotte Figi had her first seizure when she was 3 months old. Over the next few months had frequent seizures lasting over two to four hours long along with being hospitalized constantly. The family suffered a lot, constantly taking her to doctor appointments, hospitals, anywhere to find an answer to why she was having so many seizures. At age 6, Charlotte’s family moved to Colorado where she was treated with a marijuana strain that eased her symptoms of epilepsy. After years of fighting with this illness she is able to live an ordinary life as a 6 year old. They later named this remarkable story Charlotte’s Web. Additionally, this substance can impact today's society by minimizing the amount of inmates in jail for marijuana charges, it can increasingly save money. In 2007, nearly 900,000 arrests for marijuana violations were made in the United States. Approximately 90% were marijuana offenders related-crimes. Having room in jail for real criminal charges such as rape and