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Pros And Cons Of Legalizing Marijuana

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Would global legalization of marijuana be good for a nation/society?

Abhigna Kashyap

"The biggest killer on the planet is stress and I still think the best medicine is and always has been cannabis" - Willie Nelson

Usage of marijuana is currently a very prominent and controversial issue in our society today. With so many illegal occurrences happening all over the world like someone being arrested for the illegal usage and with so many pros and cons of marijuana, I decided to choose this topic and take a stand in this controversy. –sentence structure/words

Cannabis or also called marijuana is a preparation of the cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug or medicine. This flowering plant originates …show more content…

In south central Africa, members of the Rastafarian movement use cannabis as a part of their worship of God and for Bible study and meditation.

Marijuana has currently been legalized in various countries including the Netherlands, Canada, Colombia and Mexico. Using marijuana for medicinal purposes is not something new. It reduces nausea and vomiting during chemotherapy, increases appetite in patients with HIV/AIDS, and various other uses. Through the years, the usage of marijuana has been increasing for medicinal purposes and patients are able to use marijuana as an effective method of treatment for their ailments.

However, excessive consumption of marijuana would cause the THC (tetrahydrocannabidol), one of the components in marijuana, to quickly pass from the lungs to the bloodstream when smoked, hence, affecting the whole body. It also causes anxiety, increased heart rate, depression and red eyes.
According to the United Nations, 158.8 million people around the world use it, which is more than 3.8% of the world's population! Over 94 million people in the US have admitted using it at least once. …show more content…

Bag containing 13,250 kilograms of cannabis worth 40 lakh rupees were seized by Punjab cops from villages in Hoshiapur, Gurdaspur and Amritsar.(4)
When did it happen & why one instance is mentioned and what is its relevance here?
Marijuana was actually legal in India until 1985. All cannabis derivatives were legally sold in the country, but because of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) it was illegalized.
Now add some quotes (5)
What is the relevance of the above clipping/information?-Hemp is grown for a different purpose .
Therefore, in my opinion, marijuana must be legalized for only medicinal uses all over the world. This way, treatments for certain diseases can be done and since taxes will be levied, the revenue would also increase. DUI drug arrests would also decreases or would not increase, at least. But mustn’t be legalized for recreational uses because of its adverse effects on the body.
This way, a country would be successful, efficiency would increase and thus the GDP of a country would also increase.

(1) - http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/marijuana/international-statistics.html
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