Benefits Of Legalizing Medical Marijuana

Medical Marijuana is legal in 23 states and Washington D.C. It is still considered in the United States federal offense to grow, sell, or even purchase marijuana. It has been around the world for many years to treat a wide variety of ailments spiritual and recreational purposes. Marijuana is known as Cannabis sativa. It is used in many ways and estimated that marijuana contains 460 active chemicals. This means the concentration of different ingredients varies from plant to plant, and will also differ depending on where the plants were grown. This herbal plant should be legalized in the United States because it will save taxpayers money, reduce drug related crimes, and relieve suffering of many terminally ill people. The legalization of marijuana has been debated within the American Society and Government. Decriminalizing marijuana would financially and medically improve America’s 75-year prohibition that’s restricted recreational use and has cost the …show more content…
It has beneficial effects to patients suffering from terminal ailments. The medical value of marijuana has proven to be very effective and a better treatment than most other medicines yet America still sees no reason to legalize a drug that has improved the health of its citizens. Marijuana is proven to be one of the safest known therapeutically active substances and there have been no cases in which someone has died from an overdose of marijuana.
The ingredients in cannabis relieve nausea, appetite loss, muscle spasms, relief from chronic pain and several other symptoms that are associated with everyday health problems and life debilitating illnesses. Marijuana has been able to alleviate chronic pain caused by myriad disorders and injuries. Studies show that patients using marijuana were better able to complete their medical routines leading to drastic improvements in treatment