When you hear the word marijuana, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? For some people they think of an era of free love, hippies and good food. For others it could mean the total opposite. This natural herb has been around for many centuries, yet only fifty-three percent of Americans believe it should be made legal. To most people’s surprise, I am part of that fifty-three percent. Like everything in this world, there are both pros and cons to marijuana. Marijuana has been apart of our world’s history for as long as anyone can remember. It has been used as medicine, food, and materials such as clothes and furniture. Even tho it has all these meaningful uses, why is it still illegal? There are many conspiracies involving weed. One of
Millions of people around the world are consumers of marijuana. The demand for legalizing marijuana has grown throughout the years. Users of marijuana pledge for it to be legalized to avoid the prison life. For now, marijuana is an illegal drug in almost all countries. With the demand of it increasing, the legalization of marijuana has grown to be a very controversial topic recently.
The truth about marijuana is that it should be legalized, and this is the stance that the documentary, “The Union: The Business Behind Getting High” is taking. The film uses great examples of ethos, pathos, and logos in an effective and persuasive way. “The Union: The Business Behind Getting High” details the hypocrisy in keeping marijuana illegal while having tobacco, a far more dangerous drug, legal, the reasons behind marijuana being illegal flipping to the complete opposite of its origin as an illegal substance, how marijuana is one of the most versatile and healthy herbs on the planet and how it is inexpensive compared to its substitutes, and how so much money is being put into a war against marijuana, even though it is an unwinnable
Starting from the beginning, I will tell you what marijuana - also called grass, ganja, pot, and various other slang terms - is. Marijuana comes from the Indian hemp plant and is the greenish-brown mixture of the dried flowers of cannabis sativa. When I was younger I used to believe that speaking positively about Marijuana, makes you look like a bad personage or either worse, a criminal. This opinion was based on the false information media produced and on the government laws of my country. However, by enhancing my knowledge, I have decided that cannabis offers so much to humanity, that not only it has many benefits, it has to be legalized.
Cons of Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Marijuana legalization, for whatever reason, has been a topic of heated debate for years now. Different people express different opinions about why or why not it should be legalized for recreational use. The American FDA categorizes marijuana as a Schedule I drug meaning that its benefits are not guaranteed as many people claim. Although the drug has been said to contain medical benefits, the reality is that further research on how and when to use it is needed. Different states have legalized the use of Marijuana for medical reasons.
In the last decade, the United States has seen a lot of political debates, and one of the biggest is marijuana legalization. Around twenty seven states have either passed a law allowing medical marijuana or legalizing it over all. With so many states doing it, the main question is why not legalize it federally? Well because of the republicans. According to business insider, fifty five percent of republicans oppose it, as compared to the sixty six percent of democrats who want it legalized.
Untrue, Ms. Roe and I part views on cannabis. For me, the natural mind is sufficient to transcend the mundane and connects to the Divine. ( a spiritual state of mind) The question relating to pain is highly personal and subjective. The doctor has no alternative but to accept pain as a truthful statement, and treat the patient.