The use of medical marijuana has been approved in 23 states and the District of Columbia. The states have legalized is use in medical treatment. There is an ongoing debate on whether it should be legalized in all 50 states. On top of this there has also been an ongoing debate whether it should have also been legalized or not in the states that have now legalized. We will try to come to some type of decision in this matter. Should the uses of Medical Marijuana be legal? The use
Americans seem to mimic Hamlet indecisiveness when it comes to the legalization of marijuana. I am from California and although the state flower is not cannabis, it probably should be. Many Californians see nothing wrong with marijuana. As a matter of fact, it was not until I moved to Texas that I realized many people believe marijuana should remain as an illegal drug. There are numbers of people who believe marijuana can be used as a therapeutic medicine for patients with arthritis, many forms of
Marijuana use, in the USA, is a hotly debated topic. The federal government has officially labeled it illegal, but 21 state governments have legalized it for medical use (Lee 2014). Two of these states, Colorado and Washington, have recently legalized marijuana for recreational use also (Lee 2014). Despite these minor strides towards legalization, there were 1,531,251 arrests for drug use in 2011 (Federal Bureau of Investigation 2012). Nearly half of those were marijuana related, and over 85% of
Marijuana has been around since ancient times. Marijuana was introduced to American in 1545 by the Spanish, who were traveling to the New World, “where it became a major commercial crop alongside tobacco and was grown as a source of fiber” (History). It was not until the 1930s when marijuana started being depicted as a “powerful, addicting substance that would lead users into narcotics addictions” (“History of marijuana”). There has been an on-going debate everywhere in the United States as to
Marijuana, also known as pot, weed, and bud that has the botanical name of Cannabis sativa. This naturally grown substance that contains THC affects how the brain works and gives the user a high. This feeling of a high can help relieve different pains and even help users forget about bad memories. Marijuana is a naturally grown plant, so the question is why can it not be used legally? Making the use of marijuana legal can be a benefit due to the fact that it is safer to use than alcohol and
Should marijuana be legalized? Many Americans have this question roaming through their heads. Marijuana is an illegal drug in the U.S. and many other countries; it comes from dried flowers and leaves of the hemp plant. It has been available since the 1960s, but is 20 times more potent than before. Many youngsters believe that marijuana should be illegalized. However, they fail to know its many long term side effects. In the long run marijuana usage has a very high effect on the person’s body. Also
country, a debate lingers, on whether medicinal marijuana should be legalized. Evidence conclusively supports the claim, marijuana should be legalized because it can help better the lives of people who suffer from various diseases. Although several non-professionals claim marijuana is unjust, no evidence suggests strictly medication consumption of marijuana harms the body. After digging up the little research done on marijuana, research concludes marijuana will help suppress Epilepsy, Alzheimers, numerous
legalization process in Colorado, seems likely to legalize marijuana for recreational use by 2016. Colorado is one of the first states that legalized marijuana in the United States. There was an extensive process that Colorado had to go through that started in 2006. Colorado first tried their luck with Amendment 44, which was the starting block in this extensive process. This amendment tried to legalize the allowance to obtain one ounce or less of marijuana to those 21 years and older. In 2006, 59% of voters
from enjoying simple pleasures, sometimes there is a need for help. Marijuana brings millions of people relief from the pain they feel on a day-to-day basis. This completely natural plant which helped so many people has puzzled the leaders of our nation for a long time. The THC in marijuana causes its users to experience a mild-huluciginic or high. The effect that marijuana has on a person has prevented the product from being legalized. Many other details about the plant, like the speculation of it being
cannabis. Cannabis is commonly known as marijuana, is a preparation of the Cannabis plant Intended for use as a physhoactive drug and as medicine. These drugs has been fully legalized in some states as California, Nevada, Colorado and other states, some has only legalized medical marijuana. Even though that marijuana can be very harmful, many people think that it should be legalized in all the states. As a resident of Florida, I think that marijuana should not be decriminalized, unless is used for