Marijuana Should be Legalized for Medical Use

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We have all heard it over and over again, listening to everyone go on about how its wrong and its not healthy, but honestly people would not act they way they do if they cared what everyone else thought. This pertains especially to those of you who smoke marijuana. If marijuana users actually cared what everyone else thought, they would not be using it, even though it is illegal marijuana is one of the most attainable illegal substances out there. If marijuana is so attainable, and so many people like to indulge in using it then why has it been so hard to get it legalized? Marijuana can be extremely beneficial in several ways. Medical marijuana has many uses, its helped in easing pain, side effects of chemotherapy, and it can also help with the symptoms of many other diseases; marijuana could also potentially boost the economy through all of its revenue and help drop the crime rate.
Since 1619 marijuana has been deemed as a valuable resource of natural growth. Jamestown, Virginia ordered Indians to grow hemp seed (Guthier et al.). In 1910, marijuana was made illegal in Utah, since then states followed the trend (Guthier et al.). Marijuana has been associated with a number of negative publicity stunts. Yellow journalism played a key role. Harry Anslinger, a journalist, had an investment in the paper company. Due to the threat of loss in his business, he published public records towards the plant. Since the public grew fearful, marijuana has been illegal. Sates now pardon these laws and allow marijuana for medicinal uses. The fight for legalization is growing fiercely and rapidly.
Marijuana is illegal, but can be used all throughout the medical field. It can be beneficial to vast amounts of patients. It is often ...

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