In our world we all are entitled to our own opinion and our own rights. In my opinion, I believe marijuana should become legalized everywhere. People hear the word “illegal” and assume the worst assumption of of something that is not entirely a big deal. Legalizing the drug would lower the rate of arrests for it and lower the risk of gangs and drug selling when people could just buy it instead. Yes, the drug itself does have negative effects but, it also has very good effects that come with it. The effects with this drugs is more good than bad. There are facts to prove why marijuana should be legalized.
To the ones who are uncertain of what marijuana is, marijuana also known as Cannabis and by other many names. It is a preparation of the Cannabis plant for use as a drug or medicine. Marijuana street names vary but the plant is likely referred to as pot, weed, and or bud. Marijuana is a greenish-gray mixture of the dried, shredded leaves and flowers of Cannabis sativa the hemp plant. There are many methods of smoking marijuana. Some users smoke …show more content…
It can treat a lot of health issues people probably did not know because, when they hear the word “illegal” they automatically assume the worst. Marijuana use can be used to treat and prevent the eye disease glaucoma, which increases pressure in the eyeball, damaging the optic nerve and causing loss of vision. Marijuana decreases the pressure inside the eye, according to the National Eye Institute: "Studies in the early 1970s showed that marijuana, when smoked, lowered intraocular pressure (IOP) in people with normal pressure and those with glaucoma." These effects of the drug may slow the progression of the disease, preventing blindness. According to a study published in Journal of the American Medical Association in January 2012, marijuana does not impair lung function and can even increase lung capacity. (Business
To the ones who are uncertain of what marijuana is, marijuana also known as Cannabis and by other many names. It is a preparation of the Cannabis plant for use as a drug or medicine. Marijuana street names vary but the plant is likely referred to as pot, weed, and or bud. Marijuana is a greenish-gray mixture of the dried, shredded leaves and flowers of Cannabis sativa the hemp plant. There are many methods of smoking marijuana. Some users smoke …show more content…
It can treat a lot of health issues people probably did not know because, when they hear the word “illegal” they automatically assume the worst. Marijuana use can be used to treat and prevent the eye disease glaucoma, which increases pressure in the eyeball, damaging the optic nerve and causing loss of vision. Marijuana decreases the pressure inside the eye, according to the National Eye Institute: "Studies in the early 1970s showed that marijuana, when smoked, lowered intraocular pressure (IOP) in people with normal pressure and those with glaucoma." These effects of the drug may slow the progression of the disease, preventing blindness. According to a study published in Journal of the American Medical Association in January 2012, marijuana does not impair lung function and can even increase lung capacity. (Business