Legalization Of Marijuanna

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use, marijuana is becoming more popular. More and more people realize that legalizing marijuana brings a host of benefits. It not only offers medical benefits to the terminally ill but it could also be a source of tax revenues and could save the tax payers billions of dollars that is spent on enforcement costs.

Most doctors would ascertain that marijuana is not harmful if used in moderation. It is only when people abuse the drug that problems arise. Marijuana is less addictive and less dangerous than tobacco and alcohol. If a person abuses alcohol and tobacco, he will definitely suffer health problems. However, the government does not prohibit the use of both these products. It is unfair to treat marijuana users more harshly under the law than users of alcohol or tobacco. Prohibiting its use intrudes on personal freedom. Moreover, legal prohibition will not prevent users from consuming the drug. Neither does it stop traffickers from producing and selling it. The U.S Centers for ...

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further research. The report states that "smoked cannabis reduces neuropathic pain, improves appetite and caloric intake especially in patients with reduced muscle mass, and may relieve spasticity and pain in patients with multiple sclerosis" (American Medical Association). In doing so the AMA has reversed its long-held position that marijuana be retained as a substance with no medical value. Presently, with marijuana known to relieve nausea suffered by cancer patients, and by patients with multiple sclerosis and AIDS, the possession of marijuana for personal use should no longer be a criminal offence. Prohibition, therefore, harms public health because patients suffering from cancer, ...

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