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Arguments Against The Legalization Of Marijuana

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Bob Marley, the greatest known jamaican of all time, once said “Herb is the healing of a nation, alcohol is the destruction.” Marijuana is a natural herbal element that is used for various things, such as medical purposes and just to have some fun, this herb is actually less dangerous than alcohol and somehow alcohol is legal while marijuana still remains illegal with the federal government. Marijuana serves a true purpose with helping people with real diseases, while alcohol impairs the brain and only does damage to your body, if alcohol is legal then I believe marijuana should also be legal. As I stated before, marijuana is used for medical purposes, in fact after I did some research I learned marijuana is used for many other diseases such …show more content…

Medicalization changes society's (particularly children's) attitudes toward the perceived dangerousness of illicit drug use.” Also, the use of marijuana is closely related to alcohol so it impairs drivers, for example “A study testing urine samples of reckless drivers who were not obviously drunk from alcohol found that 59 percent of the drivers tested positive for cocaine and marijuana.” After doing research, marijuana is all of these things, but so is alcohol, actually alcohol is worse for the human body and alcohol is somehow legal. Marijuana is actually proven to help with real diseases, taking an illicit drug such as marijuana is less harmful than being on narcotics and under the influence of alcohol. Just as rules are set for drinking and driving there can be rules set for being under the influence of marijuana while driving, which will bring down the percentage of reckless drivers. Marijuana is a herbal element that is used to help sicknesses, and it does momentarily impair the brain, but with the legalization of marijuana the federal government will be able to regulate the dosages and safety of marijuana. If people are able to drink alcohol, which serves no purpose in helping an individual medically, only making them sick to possibly have the outcome of a …show more content…

The government puts so much money into keeping marijuana off the streets, but instead we should be earning money by legalizing the drug and putting taxes on it.As said before, marijuana is a natural herb that helps with healing and calming, instead of trying to spend all the money possible to get rid of it we should actually make money off something that is so highly demanded and legalize it placing taxes on the product. For example, “Enforcing marijuana laws costs an estimated $10-15 billion in direct costs alone. As the research goes on about medical marijuana more people have become pro marijuana for example as said in the article "Even more Americans support making marijuana legal for medical purposes. Support for broader legalization ranges between 25 and 42 percent."”There is a great percentage of people that support the legalization of marijuana, which means it’s in high demand and if we legalize the product instead of wasting away $15 billion on a drug that will always be around, we should legalize it and tax it, resulting in America being in less debt. What some people don’t realize is that there is a black market distribution of marijuana that consists of dangerous dealers who have the potential to retaliate for taking away their business by legalizing marijuana. For example, “For visitors accustomed to the black market's meager selection, iffy quality,

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Ironically, this piece of evidence actually strengthens the argument for legalizing marijuana. If an absence of legal means to obtain marijuana increases crime, then will not a complete legalization of marijuana drive the crime rates down? Overall, the problems that Hawkins describes in his second point simply do not exist and even strengthen the case of legalization of

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However, alcohol was never used to benefit the individual health wise. Marijuana, once known as cannabis, has been used for medicinal purposes. Which could benefit the individual health wise. Alcohol has been known for impairing an individual. In “The Rise and Fall of Prohibition” scientific studies found the harmful uses of drinking the substances including “alcohol limited motor reaction, caused issues with nerve centers controlling the heart, interfered with digestion, and worsened diseases.”

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In conclusion, it is no secret that marijuana has not always been given a positive image, but cannot be ruled out as a medicine. Marijuana could potentially treat many illnesses and may even some day cure cancer. Medical Marijuana should be legalized for those who are responsible and could greatly benefit from its medicinal

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There are millions of people in the United States that smoke marijuana, legal or not in the state they live in, they will get their hands on it. This plant is a mixture of dried leaves and flowers of cannabis sativa which is a hemp plant. The human brain has similar compounds relating to THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) which is the main ingredient in cannabis has been proven to help patients in the hospital with pain and nausea. There are studies that show marijuana has a lot of health benefits, such as treating Glaucoma, may reverse the the carcinogenic effects of tobacco and improve lung health, and help control epileptic seizures. Since marijuana has been always looked at as a drug to people everywhere, legalizing it has been an uphill

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Marijuana and alcohol gives a different sensation and effects to the user of the substance. Both seen as negative effects on the user but both used so often by Americans. Alcohol is more popular because it is legal in the United states and thought to have less of a negative effect to the user. Marijuana is not as popular because it is illegal and is believed to give users

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I believe that the idea of the Harm Principle can be applied to this issue in order to decide whether marijuana should be legalized. First of all, the government must analyze the medical and scientific data regarding the components of marijuana and determine whether it causes people more harm than good. As many studies have shown, however, the use of marijuana does not cause any serious health problems for people who use it. Nevertheless, there is also evidence that illustrates some health issues that can arise from marijuana, but alcohol is completely legal and has been proven to produce health problems. Thus, if it can be proven that people’s choice to use marijuana has no direct effect on the well being of the rest of society,

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Many argue that marijuana may be the only thing that actually helps a patient (Mirman, 2014), while others argue that the legalization of marijuana and the drug's side effects will ultimately put the nation in danger.

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Alcohol, which has no health benefits, was prescribed by doctors to treat many different illnesses not even 300 years ago and was even an ingredient in over-the-counter cough syrup, and alcohol actually had negative effects. What about alcohol makes it okay for it to be legal that marijuana doesn't have? Tobacco, another overly socially-normalized drug, is, despite not being legal to be sold or shared with minors, is routinely obtained by them, which results in stunted lungs for the rest of their life. Marijuana, when treated the right way, has no long-term health detriments of this

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The author of this paper believes the best thing to do is to allow for the legalization of marijuana. The author does not agree with the fact that alcohol is legal, but marijuana is not. Those opposed to legalizing marijuana argue that marijuana causes negative cognitive effects (FIND CITATION FOR THIS). However, there is an extensive amount of research that shows alcohol also alters brain activity (FIND CITATION FOR THIS).

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Alcohol harms at least three times the amount of people cannabis harms. What is truly frightening about it is that most of the people who are harmed by alcohol use aren't the user but the people abused or hurt or affected by the person under the effects of alcohol. Imagine for example if your relative or friend was mowed down by a drunk driver? This why I don’t think that a drug like alcohol should be legal while a less harmful substance, such as cannabis

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Marijuana should be legalized in the United States because it has medical benefits and marijuana is not harmful. Medical marijuana is a lot of health benefits, seeing on the news that a child is using medical marijuana to calm down the seizures. Most benefits for having medical marijuana are people who have pain, insomnia, or anxiety, but have to be recommended with a physical

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Some of the reasons giving by people on why Marijuana isn’t legal throughout the nation is simply because of the conations behind the plant. For instance, Under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, marijuana is classified as a Schedule I drug on the basis that has "a high potential for abuse." This means that perception is that people who use marijuana, become hooked and become things such as “potheads, stoners, and hippies," and it begins to dominate their lives. The easiest argument made by most users, is that alcoholics become hooked to alcohol and alcohol is perfectly legal throughout America. For smokers who want to get marijuana legalized they need to make the argument that marijuana is not as addictive as government sources claim.

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Although marijuana can cause public endangerment and is extremely addictive to some people I believe marijuana should be legalized because not only can it lend a helping hand to people with serious medical conditions but it can help the government finically. Even though marijuana can be helpful in some ways it also causes problems like public endangerment and can be extremely addictive to some people. Marijuana can cause impairment in a driver. This means if a person is driving while under the influence, they may be more prone to having a collision and

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If marijuana is regulated and taxed properly, it can generate millions of dollars that can help pay the debt of the US and/or help cities rebuild a better infrastructure. Marijuana has become the third most popular drug in the US behind alcohol and tobacco. It is a renewable resource and is not just used for smoking; it can be used to make paper, oils, and cloth. Every year millions of tax dollars are being spent to enforce marijuana laws. If these laws were repealed and marijuana was legalized, we would not only make money from the marijuana, but we would also be using a lot less money to enforce marijuana laws.

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(Strouse). There are much more diseases that marijuana alleviates. Marijuana opens up the medical field to find new painkillers or even find new cures to different diseases. Some opponents of legalizing marijuana say that the drug can cause traumatic brain damage. It especially destroys the developing stages of a brain In adolescents and teens.

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