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Pros And Cons Of Legalizing Marijuana

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The legalization of marijuana has been a hot topic of debate for many years not. After looking at the pros and cons of the legalization of marijuana I have came to the conclusion that I believe that the government should legalize marijuana. I have reached this conclusion for many different reasons. With this there would be a present need for new laws to be made in an attempt to keep the use of the drug safe. Even though marijuana does have side effects, none have been proven to be long lasting. And much research shows that the pros far outway the cons, such as replaces addictive prescription medicine.just like any other drugs. The benefits of legalization would be helping the economy, saving prison costs, and helping many different illnesses. …show more content…

There would have to be farmers to plant, tend and harvest the crop. Construction workers to make the new dispensaries, and people to work in the stores that would sell it. Different factories would have to hire glass blowers for all of the different smoking methods. Also more people would be able to work in places that make cannabis oil and pills.
Farmers would have to be hired to gather the seeds from previous plants, plant them, tend to the plants until ready to harvest. They would then have to harvest and let it dry. Then they could be working on the next batch of plants. In order for the big companies to sell it, dispensaries would have to be built. This is where the construction workers would come into play. They would be hired by a big company to build these stores.
There would have to be different companies that own glass factories to make different bongs and bowls for people depending on what they like to smoke out of. Then other factories would have to make bags to put the marijuana in. Then the big companies could sponsor the paper factories to make paper to roll the …show more content…

Some studies show that it may be able to help with curing or managing some cancers. It has also been proven to help with seizures and other types of muscle spasms. This is because once the cannabis gets into the bloodstream it calms the brain and nerves thus relaxing the body and muscles. This could be a mircal drug for people with continuous tremors or Parkinson's Disease.
A couple different compounds found in marijuana are “Cannabidiol (CBD) and GWP42006, both of which have been highly effective at preventing seizures” (Smoker,2011). They can help calm the nerves and interrupt the signal from the brain to the nerve. This often allows a person with continuous spasms to relax for a couple hours and be without their spasms.
“When THC connects to the CB1 or CB2 cannabinoid receptor site on the cancer cell, it causes an increase in ceramide synthesis which drives cell death” (Hill,2017).Since there is a shift in the cell, the cell tries to adapt and uses up all the energy to counteract the change. The THC can’t get to all the cells at once and they can multiply in between treatments, so it would take multiple

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