Marijuana has been around since 2727 B.C. proven by the written record from the Chinese Emperor Shen Nung. Marijuana, also known as cannabis, continues to affect different cultures and regions throughout history; Ancient Greeks, Romans, the Middle East, the Islamic empire, North Africa, Spain, Chile, and finally North America. At one point cannabis was accepted by and used by the United States; not the case anymore, or is it? Marijuana has now been legalized for medical use in twenty-three states and legalized for recreational use in four states and the District of Columbia. If it’s legal in some states why not all? Marijuana should be legalized throughout the United States, both medicinally and recreationally, in order to increase economic
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THC is already proving to be an asset to the medical world by being prescribed in pill form. These pills are being prescribed to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy treatments to reduce nausea. Another medical advantage of the THC based medication is prescribing it to patients suffering from wasting syndrome caused by AIDS. Wasting syndrome causes a patient to lose 10% of their total body weight in a short period of time, can be both fat and muscle, and is very difficult to regain. Due to this syndrome, the person may easily get full or have no appetite at all; this THC medication is designed to increase appetite to help counteract this disease. Among these examples medical marijuana is also used to treat; glaucoma, epileptic seizures, Dravet’s Syndrome, stop cancer from spreading, decrease anxiety, slow progression of Alzheimer’s disease, pain control and muscle spasms, inflammatory bowel disease, relieves pain from arthritis, PTSD and the list goes on. Many studies are currently underway to continue the research of the medical benefits of marijuana and its components. It should stand to reason that if marijuana is as medically beneficial as it is proving to be it should continue to be legalized across the United …show more content…
The physical effects marijuana has on the body is not more dangerous than that of smoking tobacco or drinking alcohol. If anything it is better than alcohol as you cannot get marijuana poisoning (overdose) and die as you can with alcohol. Although many people can benefit from marijuana and its components for medical purposes. Why deny people their wellbeing again or deny then relief from pain? And finally the economic benefits of legalizing marijuana both medically and recreationally could increase the United States’ economic state and deficit that we are
THC is already proving to be an asset to the medical world by being prescribed in pill form. These pills are being prescribed to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy treatments to reduce nausea. Another medical advantage of the THC based medication is prescribing it to patients suffering from wasting syndrome caused by AIDS. Wasting syndrome causes a patient to lose 10% of their total body weight in a short period of time, can be both fat and muscle, and is very difficult to regain. Due to this syndrome, the person may easily get full or have no appetite at all; this THC medication is designed to increase appetite to help counteract this disease. Among these examples medical marijuana is also used to treat; glaucoma, epileptic seizures, Dravet’s Syndrome, stop cancer from spreading, decrease anxiety, slow progression of Alzheimer’s disease, pain control and muscle spasms, inflammatory bowel disease, relieves pain from arthritis, PTSD and the list goes on. Many studies are currently underway to continue the research of the medical benefits of marijuana and its components. It should stand to reason that if marijuana is as medically beneficial as it is proving to be it should continue to be legalized across the United …show more content…
The physical effects marijuana has on the body is not more dangerous than that of smoking tobacco or drinking alcohol. If anything it is better than alcohol as you cannot get marijuana poisoning (overdose) and die as you can with alcohol. Although many people can benefit from marijuana and its components for medical purposes. Why deny people their wellbeing again or deny then relief from pain? And finally the economic benefits of legalizing marijuana both medically and recreationally could increase the United States’ economic state and deficit that we are