A popular topic up for debate lately is the legalization of marijuana. Congress first ban the production, sale and use of marijuana in 1937. That was only four years after the thirteen yearlong Prohibition ended yet the ban on marijuana has lasted seventy- eight years and counting. Twenty- three states across the country have individually decriminalized the use of marijuana, for medical or for recreational use despite the federal ban. Those that support the legalization of marijuana may compare the effects, advantages and disadvantages of alcohol consumption and marijuana use.
One of the strongest points to be made is that alcohol can be and is deadly. In fact, according to the World Health Organization alcohol is 144 times more deadly than marijuana. No matter the amount of the dosage or the potency of the product, marijuana cannot induce a fatal overdose. Both alcohol and marijuana are psychoactive drugs, which affects one’s mental process. When people abuse either of these products or use them without being properly educated. Users automatically increase the chances of injury or death. For example, an article in The New York Times stated a 19 year old college student jumped off the balcony at a hotel after consuming an edible containing 65 milligrams of THC. Andrew Freeman states that the industry is designed for educated …show more content…
The University of California Center for Medical Cannabis Research have conducted several studies with positive results that smoking medical marijuana aids in nerve pain that may have been caused my cancer, diabetes, injury or other conditions. There are also some examples where alcohol can be beneficial to your health when used appropriately. For example, the School of Public Health at Harvard University did a study that concluded that moderate alcohol consumption increases one’s high- density lipoprotein which helps protect you from heart
One of the strongest points to be made is that alcohol can be and is deadly. In fact, according to the World Health Organization alcohol is 144 times more deadly than marijuana. No matter the amount of the dosage or the potency of the product, marijuana cannot induce a fatal overdose. Both alcohol and marijuana are psychoactive drugs, which affects one’s mental process. When people abuse either of these products or use them without being properly educated. Users automatically increase the chances of injury or death. For example, an article in The New York Times stated a 19 year old college student jumped off the balcony at a hotel after consuming an edible containing 65 milligrams of THC. Andrew Freeman states that the industry is designed for educated …show more content…
The University of California Center for Medical Cannabis Research have conducted several studies with positive results that smoking medical marijuana aids in nerve pain that may have been caused my cancer, diabetes, injury or other conditions. There are also some examples where alcohol can be beneficial to your health when used appropriately. For example, the School of Public Health at Harvard University did a study that concluded that moderate alcohol consumption increases one’s high- density lipoprotein which helps protect you from heart