NaidaCakarevic

July24,2016
Microeconomics
TermPaper
ReleasetheGreen:WhyMarijuanaShouldBeLegal
OneofthemanyfocusesofAmerica'sWaronDrugsisthecontentiouscannabisdrug.
Cannabisremainsthemostbroadlyutilizedillicitmedicationandblendsupconsistentverbal
confrontationallaround.Throughouttheyears,ithasbeenaquestionablemanneriftheuseof
marijuanashouldbelegalornot.Legalizationofcannabisturnedintoamuchgreatercontention
whenOregonandColoradomadeadjustmentsinthelawandpermittedtheutilizationofit.Since
OregonandColoradomadeadjustmentsintheirstates,whycantthesechangesbemadein
everystate?Numerousindividualsaresetonthethoughtthattheutilizationofthissubstanceis
hurtful,andcanharmyourwellbeing,however,noteveryaspectofthisdrugaffectsyou
contrarily.Marijuanacanbeverybeneficialtopatientsbattlingcancerorpatientsthatsuffer
fromepilepsy.Onemightsaythereareotherdrugsthatcanhelpwiththeseissuesbutno,the
useofmarijuanainthesesituations,canmanagethepainlikenootherdrugcan.Bymakingthe
changetomakemarijuanalegal,itwillreduce,maybeeveneliminatethepainthesepatients
sufferfrom.Evenwiththedrugsknowntheories,theadvantagesthatitbringstothetable
certainlyoutwayit'simpediments.AlthoughmarijuanaislegalinmanystatesaroundtheUS,I
believeitshouldbemadelegalinall50states.

Togiveabetterunderstandingofmarijuana,marijuanaisapsychoactivemedication
removedfromadriedgrownfemaleblossomanddifferentpartsoftheplantCannabisSativa.It
isadditionallyalludedbyafewdifferentnamesinmoreextensivesensewhichincorporatepot,
cannabis,ganjaandmanyothers.Formanyyearsnow,marijuanahasbeenusedasarecreational
drugallacrosstheglobe.Marijuanaisgenerallycomprisedofasyntheticcompoundknownas
tetrahydrocannabinol,ordinarilyknownasTHC.TheTHCisthethingthatcausesamanto
encounterpsychoactiveandphysiologicalimpacts.Peopletendtoencounteramellowto
extremehighfromthischemical.
ItisnotrightformetocallattentiontoMarijuanaasanabsolutelyunlawfulmedication.
WheninrealitytherehavebeenmanystateslikeOregonandColoradothathavelegalizedit.
SinceyouhaveasuperiorcomprehensionofwhatMarijuanaisandwhatisfoundinit,Iwill
statesomebenefitsithasonsomeone.Thereisonlyafewamountofpeoplethatknowaboutthe
constructiveresultsmarijuanacanbringandhowitcanconveypeacetoalargeportionofits
clients.Foralongtime,likeImentionedbefore,cannabishasbeenutilizedasapartofa
recreationalway,nonetheless,thatisnotalwaysthesituation.Themainreasonmarijuanais
beinglegalizedisduetothefactthatmedicalmarijuanaalleviatespainfrommanypatients
sufferingfromcancer,epilepsy,etc.Theutilizationofmedicalcannabishasbeenaroundfor
numerousyearsuntilitwasmadeillegal.
Medicalmarijuanahelpspatientswithavarietyofdifferentillnessandtheirsideeffects.
Doctorsoftenprescribemedicalmarijuanatopatientswhosufferfrommultiplesclerosis,

nauseafromcancertherapy,poorappetiteduetoHIV,seizerdisorders,crohnsdisease,and
manymore.(Harding1)Whenadoctorprescribesyoumedicalmarijuana,youarethengivena
medicalmarijuanacardandyouarethenabletoupyourmedicationfromanydispensarynear
by,butofcourse,thisisonlyvalidforstatesthathavealreadymadethesubstancelegal.Since
smokingweedpermitsachemopatienttoproceedwithtreatment,orasomeonethatsuffersfrom
epilepsytohavelittletonoseizers,theadvantageexceedsanypotentialdangerwhichmay
incorporatepassingofapatient.Notonlydoesithelpwithmedicalconditions,itcanincrease
creativity. A 2012 study in Consciousness and Cognition found that marijuana made people
more creative at least in terms of how well they used language. (Waugh 1) Notonlydoes
legalizingmarijuanahelppatientsout,andcanincreasecreativity,itwouldhelpusasanation
outaswellbyreducingcrimerates.
Ifweweretolegalizemarijuana,itwouldgiveofficersmoresignificanttimetofocuson
thiscountriesviciousness.Centeringinonmoremajorissueslikethehomiciderate,movement
crimes,andfindingtheguiltypartieswhoaremanagingmoreseriousdrugslikeheroinand
cocainethathavenobenefitslikemarijuanadoes.WithMarijuanabeinglegal,thequantityof
drugdealersouttherewouldaltogetherdiminishandwiththeexpensessolow,therewouldbe
nopurposeforadrugdealertoendeavortoofferit.
Ifsomebodyischoosingtoutilizecannabisrecreationallyorforrestorativepurposes,it
conveyspeacetoit'sclients.Bythemnothidingwhatimprovestheirfeeling,itwouldhelpthem

carryonwithasuperiorlifesincetheyarenowenduring.Manypatients(thatareinstateswhere
marijuanaisillegal)knowthatmarijuanawouldbenefitthemtorelievetheirpain,butarent
willingtoriskutilizingthesubstanceduetothecircumstancestheycouldbeputin.Ifapersonis
caughttakingmarijuana,theyareputtingthemselvesinasituationtogetamisdemeanor, and Im
sure these patients are not willing to risk that. These patients are already suffering from enough,
so why put them in a situation where they have to stress about not being able to intake the
substances that will help alleviate the pain. If every one of the fifty states were to legitimize
Cannabis, in addition to the fact that it would convey peace to the clients, it would convey peace
to us and to our whole society in general by reducing crime rates in the US.
Marijuana has been a discussion everywhere throughout the world for a huge number of
years. The utilization of Marijuana as a pharmaceutical and a mellow hallucinogen sends the
shivers up the arms of worried individuals. But in reality, cannabis use is a totally protected and
powerful medication. The therapeutic walks that have been taken towards the utilization of
cannabis are gigantic. Nobody can release the actualities that marijuana has helped a great
amount individuals manage many diseases. Marijuanas positives definitely out weigh the
negatives that society is so worried about. People are concerned about the health issues one can
go through if they utilize marijuana, but these people are the ones not well aware of the positive
impact it leaves on many people around the globe. Our nation would have the capacity to
encounter mind blowing achievement if the plant were to end up legal. I hope that we can learn
to understand that marijuana is a long way from hazardous, and that the utilization of this plant
has minimal symptoms.

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