Marijuana has been around for many years. Marijuana can refer to the cannabis plant or more specifically the plants dried leaves and flowers. The most active natural chemical is called tetrahydrocannabinol also know as THC. Recently states have been legalizing marijuana for medical use. The states that have are Georgia, North Carolina, Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania, California, Nevada, Maine, Massachusetts. There are many ways to use marijuana like smoking, vaping, edibles, and even tropical lotions. Recently debate has sprung up asking should marijuana be legalized for medical use all through the country. Marijuana should be legalized for medical use because Marijuana has many medical benefits which would help people from suffering, it would be a good source of money if there were more dispensaries open, Marijuana could also be used as a stress reliever and for depression. …show more content…
Some people believe that marijuana should not be a medical option. They think this because cigarette smoke has been linked to lung cancer. They believe that marijuana smoking must follow the same pattern. However, opponents fail to see the healing power of marijuana. Some side affects of chemotherapy are nausea and vomiting which can be helped with medical marijuana. Medical marijuana would be a huge help for the people with cancer, epilepsy, chromes disease, Parkinson’s disease, glaucoma, and depression. In the article “Medical Marijuana”, it states that “The administration of the president Donald Trump indicated that the department of justice will peruse action against states that have legalized the recreational use of marijuana but will not interfere with the medicinal use of the plant” (4). This is important because it proves marijuana has medical benefits but Donald Trump doesn’t want everyone using it for the wrong purpose and selling it