Marijuana can be looked at by some people as a drug that is used by unmotivated people, failures and related to an unfashionable lifestyle but i believe it should be legal. Although a lot of society may look down on this drug it actually does have a lot of good and helpful properties in medical form that can help people with many problems such as diseases, cancer and even epilepsy. More and more doctors are wanting the drug to be legal so that their patients can be more easily helped with whatever medical problems they may have. Medical marijuana is a more natural and healthier drug to be taking than the chemicals in drugs that pharmacys are giving out to people with similar problems to what medical marijuana could help or even completely fix, …show more content…
Which would be a great boost for the australian economy, as said in an article on news.com.au: “Australians are expected to consume as much as 8000 kg of medical cannabis worth $100 million in just the first year of being legalised, according to a study by the University of Sydney.” legalising medical marijuana would be great for Australia, not only will it open up jobs for people and boost the economy but it would also be helping patients with various different harmful illnesses.
Also medical marijuana is a much more healthy and natural option than all the chemicals and harmful side effects that come with taking pharmaceutical drugs. In a lot of cases for extreme illnesses and pain people can get addicted to these pharmaceutical drugs and potentially harm themselves. According to an abc news article around 800 australians are dying from prescription drug overdoses every year! If medical marijuana was legal, people in pain and patients with chronic illnesses could have access to it quicker and it could most definitely save lives and keep patients away from harmful pharmaceutical