The debate for legalizing marijuana has been discussed for years now, a lot of people wonder about the drug, some say it is a natural medicine from our planet and the others say it is a poison to our society. Many of the youth in America have adapted the use of marijuana to their lifestyle, mostly age groups between the early teens to their late twenties smoke marijuana. There are reasons why we should legalize marijuana and there are reasons why we should. A lot of tings can come about but everyone is entitled to their opinion. One thing I learned about marijuana is the use for it medically and how it reduces neuropathic pain substantially. The treatments of medical marijuana is used for the reduction of pain, HIV, anorexia due to Marijuana causing a big desire to eat and increases appetite, multiple sclerosis, and helps with chemotherapy. It is basically a natural pain killer for medical purposes; it is also used for the treatment of muscle spasms (spasticity of MS) and helps with severe weight loss due to medical conditions of various sources, also helping with nausea. The chemical THC which is found in marijuana helps you sleep and treats PTSD as well; it calms nerves and helps with anxiety. …show more content…
When people smoke marijuana the THC levels affects the cannaboid receptors which influence pleasure. The negative effect can lead to changes in the brain which causes addiction and withdrawal symptoms when they stop taking the drug. Another problem is in Washington DC it has been reported that 50% of incidents of impaired driving tests positive for THC in 2011 to 2013, with THC you have a 2 fold increase of crashing. THC has also shown effects on the IQ and the difficulty of concentrating, processing certain events, slow reaction time, and judgment. Also recent studies show that THC increases the addiction of