Pros And Cons Of Marijuana Legalization

Great businesses start with at the meeting of idea and opportunity. Business is all about the next big thing to get rich. People are always searching for the gold mine to dig into. With every cultural shift there is ever changing interests, beliefs, and hobbies among the populous. These shifts create news products, customers, and business. Modern business leaders currently debate over what the next big industry will be. One of the prominent topics in today’s world is the legality of cannabis, and it’s implications, which is debated in all forms of media; and every level of politics. It’s an ongoing discussion of the pros and cons of cannabis legality, especially the issues revolving around business. The estimated value of recreational use

Cannabis has many names: weed, marijuana, grass, mary jane, among others. It is a plant that originated in Asia, but is now grown all across the world. The plant produces bud-like flowers, which contain at least 60 different cannabinoids, that are psychoactive chemicals, the main one being delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol or THC for short. THC highly resembles other cannabinoids that are naturally produced in our brain. Cannabis is used by smoking, vaporization, within food, or as an extract. When you use marijuana, THC passes into the bloodstream, where it is picked up by two types of receptors; cannabinoid receptor (CB) 1 and 2. These proteins are attached to the surfaces of cells all over the body which is why the effects aren’t purely psychological. Cannabis has been known to affect mood, appetite, sleep and memory. It is also known to give a euphoric feeling or “high”. Cannabis was made illegal in the United States by the Controlled Substance Act in 1970. It’s criminalization is now global, with a few

First thing to know, is why it was made illegal. It’s considered one of humanities oldest cultivated crops. Up until the late 1800s, cannabis was used widely for religion, medicine and recreation by many different cultures. One of theses cultures is the Mexican culture. During the early 1900s, after the Mexican Revolution, there was an influx of Mexican immigrants into the United States. Keeping in mind that there’s a high level of racism at this time, marijuana started to get a bad reputation due to it’s association with the Mexican culture. As this resentment built up, the Great Depression happened. The huge unemployment increased the public fear and distrust of Mexican immigrants, escalating public and governmental concern about the problem of marijuana. The crop was associated with there culture and used as reason to deport them. Some media called cannabis the “Mexican Menace” (“Marijuana Timeline”). “During hearings on marijuana law in the 1930’s, claims were made about marijuana’s ability to cause men of color to become violent and solicit sex from white women. This imagery became the backdrop for the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 which effectively banned its use and sales.” (Burnett and Reiman) The claims were fabrications so due to mostly racism and ignorance, therefore, marijuana was banned. In the 1960s, there was an increase in use of marijuana by counterculture. In 1969, the Marijuana