Legalizing and promoting marijuana has always been a controversial issue. According to Marijuana: Opposing Viewpoints, which was written by Jamuna Carroll, many people believe that if marijuana users continue to use marijuana that any, or all types of drug use will continue to increase among our society. However, Richard Lowry argues he's viewpoint saying, "Arresting, let alone jailing, people for using [marijuana] seems outrageously disproportionate."
In Chapter 2 of Marijuana: Opposing Viewpoints, Lowry talks about his viewpoint, "The War on Drugs Punishes Marijuana Users Too Harshly." He discusses the main dangers that people are concerned with marijuana and how it should be dealt with.
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"Marijuana is widely used," says Lowry, "and for vast majority of its users is nearly harmless and represents a temporary experiment or enthusiasm. [One] arrow in the drug warriors' quiver is the number of people being treated for marijuana: If the drug is so innocuous, why do they seek, or need, treatment?"
From my knowledge, in our modern society today most people have taken marijuana up as a medical treatment to help them with their cancer. I do not believe, or I am unaware of the fact on whether or not it helps cure all the cancer, but I do know that it does reduce the speed of the cancer cells.
If the cancer cells speed slows down, then it will more than likely not spread throughout the rest of the person's body. According to the book Marijuana Is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink?, experts talk about marijuana and
In Chapter 2 of Marijuana: Opposing Viewpoints, Lowry talks about his viewpoint, "The War on Drugs Punishes Marijuana Users Too Harshly." He discusses the main dangers that people are concerned with marijuana and how it should be dealt with.
John Stuart Mill once said, "The only way in which a human being can make some approach to knowing the whole of a subject is by hearing what can be said about it by persons of every variety of …show more content…
"Marijuana is widely used," says Lowry, "and for vast majority of its users is nearly harmless and represents a temporary experiment or enthusiasm. [One] arrow in the drug warriors' quiver is the number of people being treated for marijuana: If the drug is so innocuous, why do they seek, or need, treatment?"
From my knowledge, in our modern society today most people have taken marijuana up as a medical treatment to help them with their cancer. I do not believe, or I am unaware of the fact on whether or not it helps cure all the cancer, but I do know that it does reduce the speed of the cancer cells.
If the cancer cells speed slows down, then it will more than likely not spread throughout the rest of the person's body. According to the book Marijuana Is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink?, experts talk about marijuana and