Marijuana was freely used in the United States before 1937. Anyone could buy, sell, smoke and grow it without any repercussions. However the congressional decision made in 1970, classified marijuana as a schedule 1 drug and because of that marijuana is now illegal. The legalization campaign to make marijuana legal again is finding it increasingly hard because the decision insist that the drug is simply addictive and dangerous. There view is that marijuana holds no health benefits as well.
If marijuana was made legal, the economy would benefit from this because the tax profit collected would help to increase the economy tremendously. Marijuana could be and in some places is already being sold in a controlled situation. Marijuana has been used …show more content…
This can be brought on because the THC in marijuana can give some a feeling of “high”. Another harmful concern over this illegal drug is the substances found in tobacco smoke. Many have researched that smoking marijuana is the equivalent to smoking a full pack of cigarettes. Every user can and will have a different experience than another. This is because there are different strains in different levels of active compound’s. Also this depends on how long and deep a person inhales the marijuana …show more content…
One side claims that the drug does not meet all the requirements necessary for classification as a schedule 1 drug, which is why it is considered illegal. On the other side they do not see where the requirements are necessary to classify marijuana as medically necessary to put it in that category. Many pros and cons are comparing the drug to alcohol and tobacco, both of which can be dangerous and pose mental and health concerns but of which both are legal. There should be made no legal comparisons between them because there is no way in proving that alcohol and tobacco are either more dangerous or less dangerous than marijuana. It is wrong that two substances, that are knowingly bad for you, are still legal to purchase and use, while another is
If marijuana was made legal, the economy would benefit from this because the tax profit collected would help to increase the economy tremendously. Marijuana could be and in some places is already being sold in a controlled situation. Marijuana has been used …show more content…
This can be brought on because the THC in marijuana can give some a feeling of “high”. Another harmful concern over this illegal drug is the substances found in tobacco smoke. Many have researched that smoking marijuana is the equivalent to smoking a full pack of cigarettes. Every user can and will have a different experience than another. This is because there are different strains in different levels of active compound’s. Also this depends on how long and deep a person inhales the marijuana …show more content…
One side claims that the drug does not meet all the requirements necessary for classification as a schedule 1 drug, which is why it is considered illegal. On the other side they do not see where the requirements are necessary to classify marijuana as medically necessary to put it in that category. Many pros and cons are comparing the drug to alcohol and tobacco, both of which can be dangerous and pose mental and health concerns but of which both are legal. There should be made no legal comparisons between them because there is no way in proving that alcohol and tobacco are either more dangerous or less dangerous than marijuana. It is wrong that two substances, that are knowingly bad for you, are still legal to purchase and use, while another is