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Running Head: LEGALISATION OF MARIJUANA FOR MEDICAL USE

Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Use

Judus Carter

University of Phoenix

Marijuana is a greenish-gray blend of the dried leaves and flowers of Cannabis sativa, the hemp plant with delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) as the primary psychoactive (personality changing) substance in charge of the greater part of its effects (Berlatsky, 2012). The utilization of weed for medicinal purposes has for quite some time been at the focal point of much controversy. Using marijuana for therapeutic uses is not a current discovery. In fact, composed references on the medicinal use of marijuana go back about 5,000 years. Medicine recognized weed's medicinal properties in the mid-1800s, and by the start of the twentieth century, doctors had distributed more than 100 papers in the Western literature recommending its utilization for an assortment of disorders.

Concerning the legalization marijuana, there will undoubtedly occur diverse viewpoints. In the first point of view it is argued that Marijuana can be a safe and successful treatment for the symptoms of AIDS, sclerosis, pain, glaucoma, epilepsy, and different conditions (Merino, 2016). As indicated by this view Medical marijuana ought to be legalized for medical but should to be managed, in light of the fact that it has helped individuals with ailments and in managing both physical and emotional pain. In addition to the various health advantages, the medication is not more dangerous than tobacco or liquor. Hence restricting its use intrudes upon individual freedom. A dozen of reviewed studies, medical organizations, government reports, and the utilization of weed as medication all through world history is referred to in help of this view.

In addition, the legalization of weed for medicinal use could likewise help support the economy with taxation, create a number of job opportunities, and also spare the economy billions of dollars. Conclusively, lawmakers ought to legalize marijuana exclusively to profit those people with terminal illnesses (Minamide, 2007), and help boost the economy.

The other point of view, however, argues that therapeutic marijuana should not be legitimized on the grounds that it is unsafe, making it impossible to utilize, lacks FDA-endorsement, and that different legitimate medications make cannabis utilization unnecessary. It is said that marijuana is addictive, meddles with fertility, disables driving capacity, and harms the lungs, the immune system, as well as the brain. Another argument concerning this is that medicinal marijuana is a front for the legalization of the drug and recreational uses. Its authorization would likewise increase the possibility of the medication falling under the control of children and also weed utilization often advances to the utilization of more harmful drugs like heroin and cocaine and in this way ought not to be legitimized for medicinal use. Another argument concerns the State whereby the State cannot be involved with the distribution of drugs considered to be immoral by most of the people. A substance considered undesirable can't be created and distributed with the assistance of the state, in light of the fact that the objective of the state is to secure its members wellbeing and not to expose them to hazard, and marijuana is a case of this sort of hazard.

Intellectual standards of thinking are models which must be applied to thinking at whatever point one is keen on checking the nature of thinking about an issue or circumstance. On the point of view that marijuana should not be legalized for medical use, breadth is a standard that is used well, considering that several arguments are taken into consideration. However, Precision is lacking since most of the data on this is based on myths.

On the other hand, Clarity is a standard well used in the view that marijuana should be legalized considering the number of studies covering the area. However, fairness is lacking in this part.

References.

Berlatsky, N. (2012). Marijuana. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press.

Minamide, E. (2007). Medical marijuana. Detroit, Mich.: Greenhaven Press.

Merino, N. (2016). The legalization of marijuana. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Greenhaven Press a part of Gale, Cengage Learning.