One issue I've seen talked about a lot recently is medicinal marijuana. Tuesday California is to vote on whether to broadly legalize marijuana. Should we? I don't see why not. Marijuana helps many ailments ranging from headaches to curbing nausea caused by cancer. On the other hand, marijuana use supposedly leads to greater drug usage.
By legalizing this wonderful plant God gave us, the U.S. could generate billions of dollars in profit. If California legalizes it on Tuesday, they have an opportunity to raise approximately $1 billion in taxes. Money that could be used towards education by improving schools. Not to mention the much appreciated jobs to be created by allowing this business to be brought to light from the black market, which would decrease the resources exhausted by the police and prison systems. People who have been charged with crimes related to petty possession and growing medicinally are being viewed as criminals.
In a much needed change of pace the Justice Department stated on Monday that they were dedicated to the efficient and rational use of resources and clearly complying with state laws. “It will not be a priority to use federal resources to prosecute patients with serious illnesses or their caregivers who are complying with state laws on medical marijuana,” Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. said in a statement, which accompanied a memo sent to federal prosecutors in the 14 states where medicinal marijuana has been legalized, “but we will not tolerate drug traffickers who hide behind claims of compliance with state law to mask activities that are clearly illegal.”
I feel as though any law disobeyed by millions of Americans, shouldn't be a law in the first place. As far as marijuana use leading to harder drugs, I don't think that will be as big as it is blown up to be. Just like alcohol produces alcoholics, there will be those who take mariuana use to an extreme. Potency is a cause of that very concern. Hate to be the bearer of bad news but there are already stronger strands of marijuana out there that are not being regulated. Responsible consumers should know their limit, consuming less of the more powerful strains. With a little help from the government people will know exactly what the contents are of their marijuana. For example, we have acces to the alcoholic content of whatever we are drinking.
Regulation would allow the government to provide medical treatment, counseling, and prevention programs for those who abuse it; as well as assure that citizens were purchasing what they wanted, as opposed to whatever is available on the street. It is possible that use and abuse would decrease with public education, following in the footsteps of tobacco.
In this article, I do strongly favor government legalizing use of marijuana as a drugs, but only difference this time is, now it will be legal and will be providing legal supplies that will fall the price of the illegal drugs, that will leads to a collapse the illegal drug industry, and a reduces crimes committed by both drug suppliers and users. It's not only help states medical fields, but also economically. Medical-Grade marijuana can sell for $3,000 per pound, and is the largest cash crop of the country. Marijuana does not cause brain damage, genetic damage, or damage the immune system. Unlike alcohol, marijuana does not kill brain cells or induce violent behavior. In this article, Ms.Henricks shows some evidence that proves her point about Marijuana is one of the least toxic substances known, if we compare with other toxic drugs like alcohol, cocaine, tobacco, caffeine, etc. So, why there is hesitation to pass the law to legalize use of Marijuana even Government’s own studies have shown that marijuana has its own efficacy.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this interesting article. I strongly agree with you that the government should legalize marijuana in medical purposes only. My father was a heavy smoker and passed away in colon cancer. At the very last moment when he leaves us, he had to take very strong medication that contains addictive drugs to alleviate his pain. It seemed working well, but it followed severe side effects. But what if he could smoke marijuana? As Sonana Dangol said that marijuana does not cuase brain, genetic dammage or immune system, my father might feel the less pain than the drugs. Not only my father, there are a lot of people who are in the same situation. Marijuana can be a hope from troublesome.
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