...that have legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes only, for Washington and Colorado they have legalized it for recreational use (ProCon.org). There is a tremendous problem with marijuana in today’s society; people get arrested every day for this so called “crime.” This to most states is no longer a crime, being that most states are just starting to de-criminalize marijuana instead of legalizing marijuana. De-criminalization is not the same as legalization. De-criminalization determines whether or not someone should be taken to jail or not, all depending on the amount of marijuana they have on them. “De-criminalization means that a state repealed or amended its laws to make certain acts criminal, but no longer subject to prosecution. In the marijuana context, this means individuals caught with small amounts of marijuana for personal consumption won’t be prosecuted and won’t subsequently receive a criminal record or a jail sentence. In many states, possession of small amounts of marijuana is treated like a minor traffic violation” (Reuters). Marijuana should be legalized throughout the whole United States for three major reasons: money for the government, dropping crime rate, and medical conditions. Marijuana can be used as a medicine for the sick and for people with chronic pain issues or even anxiety. With the legalization of marijuana our crime rate will drop tremendously, as well as the government also benefiting from the legalization of marijuana financially. First...
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...Should Marijuana be Legalized? Christina Coltharp ENG/102 March 3, 2013 Robyn Glasscock Wilkey (2012) a reporter for the Huffington Post in San Francisco writes: “A pair of scientists at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco has found that a compound derived from marijuana could stop metastasis in many kinds of aggressive cancer, potentially altering the fatality of the disease forever” (para 1). Legalizing marijuana for medical and recreational use will allow for many great things to come to this country. A hundred million Americans have smoked marijuana at least once in their life to include the president, his two right hand men, the mayor of New York and numerous of other Americans of that 100 million at least 25 million of them are regular users of the drug (CNBC, 2010). Marijuana has become a part of the American life (CNBC, 2010). Marijuana comes from a dried plant that is created to induce euphoria. However, it is no more addictive than tobacco or alcohol and even can bring good to the body and mind. Marijuana legalization will help those with medical issues, lower crime rates, and help decrease debts in the United States. Legalizing marijuana for medical and recreational use will help people with medical issues such as cancer and glaucoma. According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse: The Science of Drug Abuse & Addiction, marijuana is classified as a drug that is not an acceptable form of medicine for those with medical concerns, to include...
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...Marijuana should be legalized for recreational purposes to anyone over 21 years of age. Jason Anderson COM/156 MARCH 2, 2011 Colleen Vosicky Marijuana should be legalized for recreational purposes to anyone over 21 years of age. Marijuana has been proven to be safer than alcohol, yet marijuana is against the law. Alcohol is known to contribute to acts of violence and crime, while in most cases cannabis can reduce aggression in its users. “In last year’s cases of reported violent crime three million offenders had been drinking. Almost all cases of date rape, sexual assault, and domestic violence had some kind of connection to alcohol” (Medical Fact: Marijuana is Safer Than Alcohol, 2009). Marijuana has not been linked or has been left absent from any of those type of crime reports. Alcohol-related traffic accidents have gone down in the past 20 to 30 years; however, they still kill approximately 14,000 lives every year according to MADD. The numbers for THC-related traffic deaths are very rare because most of the deaths in these cases the driver was also under the influence of alcohol or other drugs. However, “there is evidence from a number of studies, including some laboratory simulations that give power to the idea that people under the influence of cannabis seem to be aware of their impaired motor skills, and two tend to drive below the posted speed limit. People under the influence of alcohol are more likely to unaware or defiant about their impaired state...
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...In Virginia, a bill for medical marijuana is to be established on Tuesday by the Virginia house committee. However the bill was not passed, but if it had been passed medically prescribed marijuana can be used for medical purposes. However, many people believe marijuana is a gateway drug and can lead you to other harmful drugs. That is not the case because people have control over what they put into their bodies. Medical marijuana is legal in some states but it should also be legal in Virginia. Medical marijuana should be made legal in Virginia because it can help those with medical conditions, medical marijuana is a classified drug that has not caused a single death, and it can help those who are on chemotherapy. Medical marijuana can be used...
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...choose the topic of Legalizing Marijuana because the debate of whether marijuana should be legalized is an ongoing argument in the United States. Also, it has always bothered me how harshly marijuana is prosecuted in this country. While researching the subject of legalizing marijuana I wanted to find out exactly how much tax money was spent on prosecuting nonviolent marijuana offenders, how marijuana became illegal and how marijuana could help our economy if legalized. The results from my research were astounding to me. It was a shock to know that while alcohol was deemed illegal at one point marijuana was completely legal. I expected to prove my thesis, but I was not prepared for so much information that leads me to believe and become active in the cause for legalization. Although there is much opposition, I am very confident that the legalization of marijuana will not be too far away. Keywords: John Getteman, NORML.org, MMP.org, PBS, American Cancer Society The Legalization of Marijuana The word Marijuana alone is enough to send conservatives running from the room. The discussion about the legalization of Marijuana is at the forefront of the American mind. Marijuana is a drug to most people, it is believed to impair the brain and thought to be more toxic than the consumption of alcohol. The legalization of Marijuana is a touchy subject, however, the legalization of marijuana could help our struggling economy, ease the pain and symptoms of cancer patients and lower drug abuse...
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...Cannabis indica, also known as marijuana, is a plant that is very commonly argued over and disputed. Marijuana has gained a presence in the world as a drug and is often used illegally through illegal use. Although the list of dangers of marijuana is quite high, marijuana can still be put to good use in the medical field. Many places, including several states in the United States, are proposing the decriminalization of marijuana for medical purposes. If used in the correct way, such as medical purposes, marijuana can be helpful to society in regards to disease and other complications of the human body. First of all, the use of medical marijuana can be used to treat and comfort patients diagnosed with cancer. In the entire world, cancer is the...
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...Marijuana is illegal because people say it’s a bad drug and it can kill you. There has NEVER been a case of someone dying because of marijuana. Honestly, marijuana is a miracle drug waiting to happen. Let me show you why. Marijuana is a miracle waiting to happen because it can help our bodies recover quicker, and it can cure some diseases. I think marijuana should be legal because it can be used as medical marijuana, it can be used as a stress reliever for patients going through a rough time, and it can loosen up tight muscles for people such as athletes. Marijuana has been known to help with cancer, also known as medical marijuana. Doctors say they can’t find a cure to cancer, but marijuana helps stop it! So why not take marijuana, investigate it, and add on to it to find the cure to cancer! Marijuana can also be used to treat Glaucoma, it can also help reverse the carcinogenic effects of tobacco and improve lung health, it can help control epileptic seizures, it can also decrease the symptoms of Dravet’s syndrome....
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...The topic of marijuana as a medical drug for treatment has sparked much controversy. Generally people tend to be fiercely on one side, for or against medicinal marijuana, while many remain undecided, believing much more research is needed. Recent studies on medicinal marijuana show benefits in its use for cancer, seizures, and post-traumatic stress disorder but conflicting reports cause doubt in its benefits. Some studies have found that both compounds found in marijuana tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is a psychoactive chemical and cannabidiol (CBD) which is a non-psychoactive chemical found in the marijuana plant, to have cancer fight properties. Cancer research has shown that marijuana can drastically reduce nausea associated with chemotherapy...
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...Medical Marijuana Legalization The debate over whether marijuana should be legalized has long troubled many American citizens. There are many political aspects that have to be taken into account when making a big federal decision such as this. However, long before America was even an idea, many cultures had harnessed the plant, and used it for many primitive medical procedures. Within certain states it is legal to use marijuana for medical treatments, but this is a relatively new idea in the United States. However, marijuana was not always deemed an illegal substance and because of its inherent medical value should be legalized at the federal level. Many ancient civilizations have been unearthed and found to have used marijuana in medical practices dating all the way back to 8000 B.C. Some of the more notable civilizations who used the plant include the Egyptians who used it to treat sore eyes, the Indians who mixed marijuana and milk to create a primitive anesthetic, and the Greeks who found a way to remedy earaches with the plants properties(Webley 1). Even the Chinese emperor Shen-Nung was known to prescribe it as medicine to many people almost 5 millennia ago(Bostwick 173). Therefore, it can be argued that historically, marijuana has been a crucial influence on some modern day medical treatments. It wasn't until 1930 when a man named Harry J. Anslinger was given the position of Director of Klein 2 Narcotics did marijuana become...
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...MEDICAL PURPOSES FOR MARIJUANA 1 Medical Purposes for Marijuana CM 101 MEDICAL PURPOSES FOR MARIJUANA 2 MEDICAL PURPOSES FOR MARIJUANA MEDICAL PURPOSES FOR MARIJUANA 3 Abstract In the medical field there are many uses for marijuana, scientifically known as cannabis sativa. The main psychoactive chemical compound in cannabis is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the plant is known to contain about sixty cannabinoids; however, most of these “minor” cannabinoids are only produced in trace amounts. Besides THC, another cannabinoids produced in high concentration by some plants is cannabiniol (CBD), which has been shown to block the effect of THC in the nervous system. (wikipedia.org) Many research teams from the United States to Madrid have reported findings of the beneficial use for cannabis. Clinical trial studies have proved that the use of cannabis in patients with HIV/AIDS, cancer, and patients that suffer from chronic pain has significantly improved their quality of life. (Ellis et al. 2008 op. cit.) Although clinical studies have...
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...Can marijuana reduce pain in patients with neuropathic pain? Timothy Fichtler Professor Bekker Psychology 101 February 15, 2011 PS101S General Psychology Research Question: Can marijuana reduce pain in patients with neuropathic pain? Johnson, J.R. (2009). Study of the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of THC. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management The main purpose of this article was to determine what effect marijuana had on subjects with neuropathic pain. A key question the author looked at was whether or not marijuana use would relieve patients with advanced cancer-related pain. Participants were either given a placebo or marijuana in the study. Patients who received marijuana reported significantly greater pain reduction than the group that received the placebo. The experimenters used the pain Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) to determine the results of the study. Doctor Johnson concluded that THC from marijuana is very effective at treating cancer patients whose pain is not fully relieved by opioids. Future research should use marijuana in treating diseases other than cancer that cause unbearable pain to patients. Ellis, R.J. (2008). Smoked Medicinal Cannabis for Neuropathic Pain in HIV: A Randomized, Crossover Clinical Trial. Neuropsychopharmacology, Vol. 34, 672-680. The main purpose of this article was to see whether or not marijuana would relieve HIV-related pain in patients. Doctor Ellis wanted to see if marijuana would reduce...
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...Should Marijuana Be Legalized? Should Marijuana be Legalized? Christina Coltharp ENG/102 March 3, 2013 Robyn Glasscock Wilkey (2012) a reporter for the Huffington Post in San Francisco writes: “A pair of scientists at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco has found that a compound derived from marijuana could stop metastasis in many kinds of aggressive cancer, potentially altering the fatality of the disease forever” (para 1). Legalizing marijuana for medical and recreational use will allow for many great things to come to this country. A hundred million Americans have smoked marijuana at least once in their life to include the president, his two right hand men, the mayor of New York and numerous of other Americans of that 100 million at least 25 million of them are regular users of the drug (CNBC, 2010). Marijuana has become a part of the American life (CNBC, 2010). Marijuana comes from a dried plant that is created to induce euphoria. However, it is no more addictive than tobacco or alcohol and even can bring good to the body and mind. Marijuana legalization will help those with medical issues, lower crime rates, and help decrease debts in the United States. Legalizing marijuana for medical and recreational use will help people with medical issues such as cancer and glaucoma. According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse: The Science of Drug Abuse & Addiction, marijuana is classified as a drug that is not an acceptable form of medicine for those with medical...
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...Should Marijuana be legalized? In 1545, the Spanish brought marijuana to the New World. The English Introduced it in Jamestown in 1611, where it became a major commercial crop alongside tobacco and was grown as a source of fiber. It was in the 1920'sthat marijuana began to become more popular. Some historians say its emergence was brought about by Prohibition. http://www.narconon.org/drug-information/marijuana-history.html Cannabis sativa commonly known as marijuana is a plant species that is mainly known for its psychotic effects when consumed. It is consumed either through smoking, ingesting, or vaporizing. Marijuana has been used for centuries but has recently been mainstreamed in culture today. It has nicknames such as weed dope, grass, ganja, Mary Jane and chronic. Now, more than ever, propositions to legalize the plant have risen and been the subject to controversy and heated debates. Morals and politics are what make up the structure of this country, so when an issue receives responses coming from different points of views, the issue becomes controversial, and the topic of marijuana is definitely a controversial subject. The legalization of marijuana is a controversial subject; however, there are many positive arguments to support the idea as well. The following passages will discuss some pros and cons to this subject and will provide some insight on just what this drug is. Just saying the word Marijuana conjures...
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...HEWLETT-PACKARD Marijuana for the Use of Medicinal Purposes Final Project; CM109-24- Professor Sara Wink Anthony 12/8/2010 There have been many disputes over the past few years about the use of medicinal marijuana. Although there are several states across the United States that have now legalized marijuana for medical use beginning in 1996. Today it is still considered illegal by the United States federal government, and some other parts of the world. Many studies have now shown numerous medical benefits to the medicinal use of this drug. Today due to these proven benefits the United States government should reconsider the legalization of marijuana for medical use. Marijuana’s use can not only give relief to medical patients but can improve their overall quality of life, instead of suffering every day. Some of the benefits of marijuana include the relief of vomiting and nausea, to the relief of pain for medical patients that have various diseases. The benefits of marijuana come from the THC that is found in this plant. Still today states such as New Jersey are still fighting to pass state laws legalizing it for medical uses and there are definitely many states to follow. There are over 300 compounds found in marijuana and 60 of them are known to be cannabinoids. These cannabinoids are known to stimulate hunger, along with helping to fight nausea and vomiting. (Stratton, 2010) Today there are...
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...Legalization of Marijuana Medical and Recreational Uses Cullen Fitzsimmons ITT Technical Institute Authors Note This research is being submitted on August 17, 2015 to Hugo McPhee’s GS1145 course at ITT Technical Institute by Cullen Fitzsimmons. Abstract I decided that a very controversial subject was that of the legalization of Marijuana, both for medical and recreational use. I found that there are many health benefits to medical marijuana. There also can be many benefits to the recreational use/sale of marijuana. Like all controversial topics there cannot be positives without the negatives. Some of the negatives are accessibility to children, gateway drug and impaired driving. The legalization of marijuana has been a long debated and often heated subject. The federal government has not legalized the recreational use of Marijuana, but that did not stop four states from legalizing it with in their own borders. Through the course of this paper I tend to discuss the many pros and cons of the legalization of Marijuana. There are two main ways of legalizing marijuana; medical use and recreational use. Positives Currently there are four states and Washington D.C. that have passed the legal right to recreational marijuana, Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington. Besides the medical benefits from marijuana there are also multiple reason why making it legal is a good thing. Colorado has seen a recent drop in crime rate. According to Rough (2015) “violent crime...
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