Miracle or Menace: Why Should Cannabis be Legal?
A miracle or a menace to society? One of the biggest controversial topics of today, "should marijuana be legalized?". To define "legalize", meaning recreationally and medically in all 50 states in the U.S. Many people tend to argue the affects, the impact of people's health, the economy, etc. What is Marijuana? Marijuana is the dried buds of the Hemp plant. Marijuana is the active part of the Hemp plant that includes the psychoactive compound that makes you feel ''high'', tetrahydrocannabinol. Main ingredients of marijuana (or cannabis) include tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and Cannabidiol (CBD). Both have beneficial affects to the human body, including the promotion of decreasing the productivity …show more content…
Through the sales of BOTH recreational and medical marijuana, it exponentially increases the economy. Dispensaries can rack in about 20 million dollars annually, and that’s just selling plants. Cannabis can actually decrease crimes and violence in an area that it is legal. You don’t see marijuana consumers rampaging through their city streets. Marijuana has the power to bring people and communities together. Legalizing marijuana will also bring in thousands of jobs. People actually get paid $12-$18 per hour to trim the buds. But of course, it depends on the area that it is legal in. Cannabis is one of the many safe drugs out there. People can actually turn to this safe alternative instead of worse options such as; harder drugs, alcohol, or prescription drugs that can lead to overdosing if abused. Some might even argue the impact of the youth. According to the Leafly website, "Since cannabis was legalized in Colorado, many feared that it would lead to increased consumption among youth. In fact, legalization has had the exact opposite effect – due to education and regulations restricting use to adults, the percentage of teenagers in Colorado who admit to using cannabis has been steadily dropping from 22% to 20% between 2011 and 2013, and remains below the national average at 23.4%". It can be argued to say that with proper regulation and standardization, consumption among the youth can be prevented for the most …show more content…
But also, the male Hemp plant (plant that doesn’t sprout cannabis buds) can work many wonders to a more efficient and clean way of doing things. For example, 1 acre of land filled with Hemp will deliver as much fiber as 2 to 3 sections of land of cotton. Hemp fiber is more grounded and milder than cotton, endures twice the length cotton, and won't mold. Hemp can be used for clothing, paper, clean-burning ethanol fuel, plastic substitutes, and boost in nutrition. Basically, Hemp can be used for almost anything. Instead of cutting down millions of trees for paper. Companies can grow Hemp and make paper out of that. Hemp grows naturally in all 50 states and is most likely less damaging to the environment than the process of cutting down trees is. If the process of converting Hemp to ethanol fuel was widely accepted, we wouldn’t have to dig down into earth looking for oil and damaging our environment. We wouldn’t need to burn natural gas. Most of our environmental problems can be resolute with the use of Hemp. No other common asset offers the capability of hemp. Cannabis Hemp is equipped for creating critical amounts of paper, materials, building materials, sustenance, drug, paint, cleanser, varnish, oil, ink, and fuel. Dissimilar to different products, hemp can develop in many atmospheres and on most farmland all through the world with direct water and compost prerequisites, no pesticides, and no herbicides. Cannabis Hemp
A miracle or a menace to society? One of the biggest controversial topics of today, "should marijuana be legalized?". To define "legalize", meaning recreationally and medically in all 50 states in the U.S. Many people tend to argue the affects, the impact of people's health, the economy, etc. What is Marijuana? Marijuana is the dried buds of the Hemp plant. Marijuana is the active part of the Hemp plant that includes the psychoactive compound that makes you feel ''high'', tetrahydrocannabinol. Main ingredients of marijuana (or cannabis) include tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and Cannabidiol (CBD). Both have beneficial affects to the human body, including the promotion of decreasing the productivity …show more content…
Through the sales of BOTH recreational and medical marijuana, it exponentially increases the economy. Dispensaries can rack in about 20 million dollars annually, and that’s just selling plants. Cannabis can actually decrease crimes and violence in an area that it is legal. You don’t see marijuana consumers rampaging through their city streets. Marijuana has the power to bring people and communities together. Legalizing marijuana will also bring in thousands of jobs. People actually get paid $12-$18 per hour to trim the buds. But of course, it depends on the area that it is legal in. Cannabis is one of the many safe drugs out there. People can actually turn to this safe alternative instead of worse options such as; harder drugs, alcohol, or prescription drugs that can lead to overdosing if abused. Some might even argue the impact of the youth. According to the Leafly website, "Since cannabis was legalized in Colorado, many feared that it would lead to increased consumption among youth. In fact, legalization has had the exact opposite effect – due to education and regulations restricting use to adults, the percentage of teenagers in Colorado who admit to using cannabis has been steadily dropping from 22% to 20% between 2011 and 2013, and remains below the national average at 23.4%". It can be argued to say that with proper regulation and standardization, consumption among the youth can be prevented for the most …show more content…
But also, the male Hemp plant (plant that doesn’t sprout cannabis buds) can work many wonders to a more efficient and clean way of doing things. For example, 1 acre of land filled with Hemp will deliver as much fiber as 2 to 3 sections of land of cotton. Hemp fiber is more grounded and milder than cotton, endures twice the length cotton, and won't mold. Hemp can be used for clothing, paper, clean-burning ethanol fuel, plastic substitutes, and boost in nutrition. Basically, Hemp can be used for almost anything. Instead of cutting down millions of trees for paper. Companies can grow Hemp and make paper out of that. Hemp grows naturally in all 50 states and is most likely less damaging to the environment than the process of cutting down trees is. If the process of converting Hemp to ethanol fuel was widely accepted, we wouldn’t have to dig down into earth looking for oil and damaging our environment. We wouldn’t need to burn natural gas. Most of our environmental problems can be resolute with the use of Hemp. No other common asset offers the capability of hemp. Cannabis Hemp is equipped for creating critical amounts of paper, materials, building materials, sustenance, drug, paint, cleanser, varnish, oil, ink, and fuel. Dissimilar to different products, hemp can develop in many atmospheres and on most farmland all through the world with direct water and compost prerequisites, no pesticides, and no herbicides. Cannabis Hemp