Benefits of Medical Marijuana Essay

Decent Essays
Improved Essays
Superior Essays
Great Essays
Brilliant Essays
    Page 13 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Marijuana has not always been an illegal substance, and it shoulda never been made illegal in the first place. The criminalization of marijuana has destroyed the lives of tens of thousands. Say marijuana was legal it would help many with a multitude of medical issues and help suppress America's opioid epidemic. Marijuana is already known to help with many diseases, including Parkinson's disorder and even disorders such as PTSD. There is no good reason for marijuana or medical marijuana should…

    • 1716 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Superior Essays

    concerning effects debating to legalize marijuana as the government leads marijuana in a positive or negative way, but benefits states that have legalized it and why it is legalized before any other drugs. The pros of legalizing marijuana gives an effect to citizens in America because it benefits those who are sick with cancer and get seizures. It has been proven to help individuals who have depression. The American Cancer Society states that study shows smoking marijuana helps cancer patients…

    • 1002 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Marijuana still has yet to be legalized within all 50 states. There are numerous reasons why it should be legalized but the main one would be the medical benefits. A drug that is similar to it with its medical benefits is called Peyote. Peyote is a substance in the plant, mescaline, produces a wide range of hallucinations. It's legal for Native Americans to use it on their reservations. The Native Americans alone. The main issue is why a hallucinogenic drug gets legalized before marijuana,…

    • 319 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Unit 5 Assignment Medical Truth Angel Melendez Columbia Southern University One of the biggest topics currently on the news today is the use of medical marijuana, and it being labeled as a schedule one drug. Meaning it has “no medical value or use and is one of the more dangerous drugs with potentially severe phycological or physical dependence” according to the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (D.E.A.). In the United States of America a total of 23 states, the district…

    • 773 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Why is Marijuana not legalized in every state of America? With all of the benefits that comes from Marijuana, the government chooses to keep it illegal in the majority of the United States; disregarding all of the benefits it will bring to the economy. Legalizing Marijuana will raise health benefits, increase money going into the economy, and reduce incarceration rates. Marijuana has tons of positive symptoms that people tend to overlook. In Thought Co’s article, “Reasons Why Marijuana Should…

    • 831 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Recreational marijuana the main concern of American culture in the twenty-first century. Having three states our of fifty that has legalized recreational marijuana has benefited the states. Legalizing marijuana will benefit health and public safety, business, law enforcement, and crimes, real estate, and culinary. Looking in the past alcohol and gambling was once illegal. Recreational marijuana will be soon joining them. Legalizing recreational marijuana will increase revenue for the states.…

    • 1631 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    legalization of marijuana, one of the earth most beneficial plants, can help solve many problems in the U.S.A. Marijuana has a vast variety of different uses and benefits in today's 21st-century society but remains illegal under the federal law placed by the U.S government. Twenty-nine states have decriminalized cannabis for medical use in past years but is not recognized by the federal government. But due to how the U.S works federal law does not recognize state laws. The legalization of…

    • 1372 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Twenty-nine states have medical marijuana laws that allow patients to obtain legal marijuana to use for medical purposes (Clark). Kentucky is not one of them. As such, you cannot go to another state and get marijuana for medical purposes and return to Kentucky with it. If you do, because there is not a federal law, you can be arrested for possession. The only people making money from marijuana in Kentucky are the illegal drug dealers. Legalization of marijuana for medical purposes would mean…

    • 1147 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Now of days you hear more and more about Medical Marijuana which nevertheless you sit in judgment of the negative and positive characteristic about this plant. Let’s take a deeper insight. The marijuana plant is beneficial for health care Furthermore, and on the other hand, it is called Cannabis. In consideration taking everything into account, it has helped treat numberless ranges of illness it can be used as a pain reliever, protects against cancer, bone stimulant, lowers blood pressure,…

    • 735 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    Washington DC Medical Marijuana Policy and Its Effect on Health Care Medical marijuana indicates the usage of Cannabis sativa, bhang, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or cannabidiol (CBD). Medical marijuana is used as medical treatment to treat illnesses and as a comfort measure during palliation and hospice. From a historical perspective, the plant has been used for medicinal purposes for many centuries. But, its use in modern times has been controversial. In the United States, several states have…

    • 2304 Words
    • 10 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Page 1 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 50