When many people hear this question, they think that it means to make them available to everyone. That is not the case. I believe that through limited legalizations of illegal drugs, medicinal marijuana can be used to its potential, money can be saved, and the crime rate will decrease. . These are just a few things that will happen if legalization occurs. The costs for research and setting up bills for legalization may be costly but the rewards would be great.
The use of these now illegal drugs goes way back in history. Marijuana’s first recorded medical use was in 2737 B.C. by a Chinese emperor by the name of Shen Nung. This emperor was the one of the first to use the drug to kill pain in his body. Marijuana was also used in A.D. 200 when …show more content…
Reports in the 1860s suggest that the use of opium was successful in numbing amputee patients. These drugs were early painkillers that work just as good and sometimes better than modern drugs.
Only a few drugs have medical benefits when used. For instance, Marijuana, has been known to be an excellent painkiller. Even people in the military say it is a good pain killer. According to a WW1 book it quotes that “after 18 months of scientific evidence on medical marijuana and hearing testimony from doctors and patients has revealed that the active components of marijuana appear to be helpful in treating pain, nausea, AIDS related weight loss, muscle spasms in multiple sclerosis and other problems.” But these reports aren’t enough evidence for legalization. Further steps need to be taken. Everyone needs to be aware of the effects of drugs and the feelings that happen when used. When smoked, marijuana causes the user to feel less pain and have a higher appetite. Feeling …show more content…
From this, we can learn the effects of outlawing drugs and how people react. In the 1920s, after the 18th amendment was passed, the crime rate in the USA rose higher. These same things happened with the ban of marijuana and other drugs. In England, where alcohol was legal at the same time of the Prohibition era, alcohol use was dropping while in the US the use of alcohol was rising even though it was illegal. This shows how Prohibition did not work. Deaths have also occurred with the ban of cocaine, marijuana, ecstasy and other sorts of exotic drugs. People die all the time from these drugs and/or drug dealers either directly or indirectly. Of all the Prohibition era mistakes we are now repeating, the most serious is trying to free society of drugs by the use of force. Instead of approving bills that give drug addicts life in prison, we need to write laws that are specifically targeted toward the actual drug
The use of these now illegal drugs goes way back in history. Marijuana’s first recorded medical use was in 2737 B.C. by a Chinese emperor by the name of Shen Nung. This emperor was the one of the first to use the drug to kill pain in his body. Marijuana was also used in A.D. 200 when …show more content…
Reports in the 1860s suggest that the use of opium was successful in numbing amputee patients. These drugs were early painkillers that work just as good and sometimes better than modern drugs.
Only a few drugs have medical benefits when used. For instance, Marijuana, has been known to be an excellent painkiller. Even people in the military say it is a good pain killer. According to a WW1 book it quotes that “after 18 months of scientific evidence on medical marijuana and hearing testimony from doctors and patients has revealed that the active components of marijuana appear to be helpful in treating pain, nausea, AIDS related weight loss, muscle spasms in multiple sclerosis and other problems.” But these reports aren’t enough evidence for legalization. Further steps need to be taken. Everyone needs to be aware of the effects of drugs and the feelings that happen when used. When smoked, marijuana causes the user to feel less pain and have a higher appetite. Feeling …show more content…
From this, we can learn the effects of outlawing drugs and how people react. In the 1920s, after the 18th amendment was passed, the crime rate in the USA rose higher. These same things happened with the ban of marijuana and other drugs. In England, where alcohol was legal at the same time of the Prohibition era, alcohol use was dropping while in the US the use of alcohol was rising even though it was illegal. This shows how Prohibition did not work. Deaths have also occurred with the ban of cocaine, marijuana, ecstasy and other sorts of exotic drugs. People die all the time from these drugs and/or drug dealers either directly or indirectly. Of all the Prohibition era mistakes we are now repeating, the most serious is trying to free society of drugs by the use of force. Instead of approving bills that give drug addicts life in prison, we need to write laws that are specifically targeted toward the actual drug