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Marijuana for Medical Uses: Hurting more than Helping
When most people get sick they go to the doctor for help, relief and an explanation. ... The illegal substance cannabis sativa, better known as marijuana, Indian hemp, hashish or pot, has caused a great controversy for hundreds of years. ... Since marijuana is considereda pleasurable drug it is subject to abuse, resulting in damage to the body. The use of marijuana has become a serious problem today where millions of teens are smoking pot everyday. While marijuana has always been considered a safe drug, it effects on’s driving ability, depression level, social interaction and physical health. ...
What the government fears that citizens smoke to much marijuana, and have one of the largest black markets in the world, there are people that do smoke cannabis because their health depends on it. ... OF all the negative consequences of marijuana prohibition, non are as tragic as the denial of medical marijuana to the tens of thousands of seriously ill patients who could benefit from it’s effects. Marijuana should be legalized for medical uses because of it’s effectiveness, practicality and past history.
Doctors for many centruies have relied on the relief that marijuana provides. According the book, Legalization: A Debate, using marijuana for therapeutic uses date all the way back to the fourth centrury (Marhsall 48). Before the use of marijuana became a major problem, doctors had already discovered the drug and it’s megical healing powers. ... Docots may have not known about such things as viruses or canceners, but they sure did know about what marijuana could do for the sick. According to Lester Grinspoon, a historian, during 1840-1900, "more then 100 articles of marijuana uses were recorded". ...
Citizens of the world look up to worldly figures whom have been former users of marijuana. ... Marijuana’s therpeutic uses date back to the fourth century and has been used to subsitute for many medicines. The uses and effectiveness has been recorded in various medical journals in the past. ... Doctors for centuries have known about marijuana can help their patients and have used it various times when it is in need.
Not only did doctors from the past rely on Marijuana to help their patients, but use is evident in many historical documents and essays. ... Teveryone is allowed to be free and happy, yet by making marijuana illegal, the government is going against the bases of the entire democracy. ... However, in past genverations other well educated people had became away of the mistake that was being made by making marijuana illegal. ... He blieves that the same should be for marijuana because when one is smoking at home, they are not harming anyone but only indulging ina pleasure (Marshall 71). ... He just brings in the point that we should be allowed to smoke marijuana in our homes if it is not hurting anyone. Famous historical documents do exist presenting contradictory laws that the government has failed to overlook when considering the legalization of marijuana for medical uses. Even philosophershave recognized marijuana is simply and indulging pleasure and the Declaration of Independece discusses every citizens given freedom.
Various research and tesimonials have been given showing that marijuana relieves pain and suffering in certain illnesses and diseases. Hundreds of research tests have been done proving that marijuana has many useful side effects. ... According to the society of Neuroscience "substances similar to or derived from marijuana could benefit the more then 97 million Americans who experience some form of pain each year" (Pierre Online). ... In 1839 western medicine expert, William O’ Shaughngsesly said that marijuana had the said that marijuana had the "same effectiveness as: relaxant/sedative, antidepressant, alagesic/antispasmodic, child birht aid, intraocular, hypotensive, appetite stimulant, hypotherogenic, withdrawal for sedative dependence, and topical antibiotic" (Mikuriya Online). With the vast medicines it has similarities to, there is no reason marijuana should be outlawed.
Approximate Word count = 3195
Approximate Pages = 12.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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