Emerson Asselta
Mrs. D. Smith
HLA 3
12 November 2014
Medical Marijuana, a Lethal Drug
Marijuana might be the worst drug ever produced. It has many health effects and is a growing drug that people don’t realize that it can be life-threatening. The drug has very few health benefits and is mainly used incorrectly for recreational use. With the drug being harmful and unbeneficial, what is it doing for the common good of the people in the United States?
Although, marijuana can be a helpful drug for some conditions. There is positive light and help for patients that take marijuana. Marijuana is said to relieve nausea with cancer treatment, increase appetite with cancer and HIV patients, and help with muscle spasticity for people with multiple sclerosis or a spinal cord injury (Spiesel). Many conditions are possibly helped with marijuana. Patients might also have side effects from taking marijuana and that could make them feel even worse than the starting point. If they aren’t being helped with their conditions, then marijuana is not …show more content…
Dr. Misch, a medical director referring towards parents, says “If a student gets in trouble for using marijuana on campus, we can put them on probation, “we can throw them out of housing, but what college students consistently report is that the worst thing we can do to them, the absolute death penalty, is call you” (Scelfo). It would be an unfortunate way to end college for most students. Dr. Misch, also states that when you are highly intoxicated with marijuana, “you don’t make good memories,” and for parents paying for their child’s education, “you aren’t getting your money’s worth” when you you kid goes to class high (Scelfo). College kids who use it will get in trouble if they used it improperly and should not be something to be proud of. being kicked out of college is definitely a negative outcome of your past and is not something to be remembered
Mrs. D. Smith
HLA 3
12 November 2014
Medical Marijuana, a Lethal Drug
Marijuana might be the worst drug ever produced. It has many health effects and is a growing drug that people don’t realize that it can be life-threatening. The drug has very few health benefits and is mainly used incorrectly for recreational use. With the drug being harmful and unbeneficial, what is it doing for the common good of the people in the United States?
Although, marijuana can be a helpful drug for some conditions. There is positive light and help for patients that take marijuana. Marijuana is said to relieve nausea with cancer treatment, increase appetite with cancer and HIV patients, and help with muscle spasticity for people with multiple sclerosis or a spinal cord injury (Spiesel). Many conditions are possibly helped with marijuana. Patients might also have side effects from taking marijuana and that could make them feel even worse than the starting point. If they aren’t being helped with their conditions, then marijuana is not …show more content…
Dr. Misch, a medical director referring towards parents, says “If a student gets in trouble for using marijuana on campus, we can put them on probation, “we can throw them out of housing, but what college students consistently report is that the worst thing we can do to them, the absolute death penalty, is call you” (Scelfo). It would be an unfortunate way to end college for most students. Dr. Misch, also states that when you are highly intoxicated with marijuana, “you don’t make good memories,” and for parents paying for their child’s education, “you aren’t getting your money’s worth” when you you kid goes to class high (Scelfo). College kids who use it will get in trouble if they used it improperly and should not be something to be proud of. being kicked out of college is definitely a negative outcome of your past and is not something to be remembered