In Today’s society, marijuana is considered “harmful” and “evil”, but marijuana has an impact on humans in a very helpful way. In fact, a growing number of states has legalized marijuana ("Is Marijuana Medicine?"). Marijuana has been a very controversial topic over the past years, especially in the political world. Marijuana is not as dangerous as it seems, actually it is better for you than some things that are legal. Although marijuana is illegal, we should legalize marijuana in all 50 states because it is a medicine, it is better for you than alcohol and tobacco, and it puts money in our economy.
One of the most crucial reasons why it should be legal is because marijuana is a medicine
THC may decrease pain, inflammation, swelling and redness, and muscle control problems ("Is Marijuana Medicine?"). With marijuana helping people feel better as a medicine, Americans can be even more healthy. Cannabis also may help the body regulate vital functions-such as protecting the brain against trauma and boosting the immune system (Johnson). Marijuana is also considered an analgesic, a anti-emetic, a bronchodilator, and an anti-inflammatory (Johnson). After all this medical use that marijuana can do, marijuana could be a great medicine that the American people can use.
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“Smoking tobacco kills about 443,00 a year, or one in every five people die from smoking tobacco each year” ( Leland). Alcohol can give you high blood pressure, heart disease, strokes, and all kinds of cancer ("Fact Sheets - Alcohol Use and Your Health."). “Marijuana is less harmful to user’s than exposure to tobacco and alcohol increases the acts of depression, anxiety, acts of violence, and suicide”. (Leland). While proven that alcohol and tobacco is worse for you, you can still purchase it at a legal age, even with all of it’s harmful side effects, while marijuana is