Marijuana Persuasive Speech

In today’s society, there are many different types of addictions that can cause potential social problems, some more than others. For example let's take the much-debated use of cannabis into consideration. It has been repeatedly proven that the use of cannabis has far fewer negative and potentially violent side effects than other common street drugs such as cocaine and methamphetamine, and even alcohol use. In fact cannabis has been known to have numerous positive health effects to the human body. Some of these side effects have little outward physical appearance, such as better lung capacity of smokers compared to those that smoke cigarettes, and the successful treatment of common ailments such as gout and rheumatism, interestingly enough,

I'm going to tell you about the different ways marijuana is consumed and the many reasons why we consume it. The first way is the most common way, and that is smoking it. The pros of smoking are, you get instant relief, it's fairly easy to regulate dosage, and it's inexpensive. the cons are it is very harmful to your lungs, but what smoke isn't? Another way is vaping, that could be the second most common way, it's practically just like smoking except, it doesn't get hot enough to release the medicinal compounds. The pros of vaping are it doesn't make you smell like you have been smoking it, fairly regular to regulate dosage. The con is the battery life may not last that long causing it to need charged often. Marijuana edibles are another great and tasty way to consume it. You can make all sorts of edibles, Lollipops, Brownies,Cookies, and Popcorn. The pros are it provides long lasting effects, meaning your high will last longer than it normally would, you also get to eat a tasty treat while doing so. The cons of it is, it can take about thirty minutes to an hour to kick in and start working. They also have medical marijuana tinctures or sublingual sprays which are products that normally come in a spray bottle, all you have to do is squirt the underneath of your tongue and wait. The pros of this kind is, you barely taste it, doesn't hurt your lungs like inhaling cannabis. Cons are it can be expensive, and it takes effect just about as long as it takes edibles to kick in.As I did some more research I found several illnesses that marijuana is known to cure, more than I could list off, but I am going to list a few. The first one is Anxiety disorders, because one of the most known effects you get from it is a happy calm and relaxed feeling. Have sleep insomnia? Smoke some marijuana, THC appears to be the main cannabinoid contributing to feelings of sleepiness. What it does is, it calms