Alternative medicines are becoming more and more popular these days. I believe that holistic and herbal medicines are a great alternative for people who are allergic to traditional medicines. Along with safe use, people can better themselves with this secondary way of healing. I happen to use many herbal cures for everyday stressors, which over- the- counter drugs cannot help with. There is a great debate right now, concerning marijuana use for medical purposes. .
Before I came to the US, I have always believed that marijuana was something that people experimented with as a way to deal with their daily stress. I also felt that the use of marijuana was the harmful to a person physical and mental health. -The view in my country (Cyprus) is that marijuana is as detrimental as any other hard core drug-. However, my view about marijuana has changed dramatically over the years, not just because I have tried it but most importantly because of scientific evidence that supports its medical use. .
Marijuana is by far the most commonly used illegal drug in the United States and in many other countries as well. More than seventy million Americans have tried marijuana, and more than twenty million have smoked it in the last year (Zimmer & Morgan, 1997). It seems obvious that marijuana policies, and the personal decisions that people make about the use of marijuana, should be based on scientific evidence, factual information and common sense. Unfortunately, that is frequently not the case. Instead, policies and personal decisions are often made on the basis of wrong information about marijuana. Everyday we see and read reports in newspapers, magazines, and on TV about how bad marijuana is, which scares the parents and children. Some of the lies that are reported by the media, includes: .
Smoking pot does not qualify as a medicine. The marijuana as medicine issue is a carefully orchestrated campaign by aging hippies, lawyers, and marijuana users who are imposing a cruel hoax on sick and dying people (Peterson, undated).
Legalize or Loose Drugs have been talked about for ages between young and old people. One of the most talked about subjects dealing with drugs is the legalization of them. A few reasons for legalization are more controlled use and less drug trafficking. ... Legalization could possibly bring down usage. ... Obviously legalization did more good than bad. ...
To legalize or not to legalize, that is the question of debate contemplating the Canadian government today. ... Through the legalization and control of marijuana by the Canadian government, many positive effects will result including the betterment of the safety of Canadian citizens. ... However, through the legalization of "soft drugs" like marijuana in The Netherlands, it has led to a decrease in use of drugs all together. ... The legalization of marijuana clearly shows it does not just benefit the Canadian government through an increase of government revenues, but in end, benefits it...
Marijuana should be legalized because current drug laws are not working, it has medical uses, crime rate will decrease, and the War on Terror can be won if marijuana is legalized. ... Many people against the legalization of marijuana have said that legalizing it would cause more people to smoke it. ... Another reason marijuana should be legalized is that marijuana has medicinal value. ... If marijuana was legalized crime rate will decrease. ... Legalization of marijuana could just be the solution....
Legalization of Marijuana The article I used for my review is about the legalization of the marijuana plant for medicinal purposes. ... I believe the legalization of marijuana would become good for people who suffer from severe illnesses; because if they are going through a lot of pain so I think the legalization of marijuana will help certain people. ... People believe that if marijuana is legalized then it would lead the way for other drugs to become legalized like cocaine or heroin. ... The author is pretty unbiased as he describes both sides of the battle but he tends to lean more into...
The legalization of marijuana; what a marvelous initiative! ... Legalizing marijuana into a finely honed economic tool would be a very wise decision. ... It must be legalized! ... The computerization of this realm is inevitable, and with a new age follows new customs: legalized Happy Sticks. ... Marijuana should be legalized because of the completely legitimate aforementioned economic, medical, parental, and governmental reasons. ...
All recreational drugs should be legalized. ... Both of these people are strongly for drug legalization. ... If drugs were legalized, many things would change. ... Legalizing drugs has many positive consequences. ... "Nader Favors Legalizing Marijuana." ...
In these discussions on marijuana, two different types of legalization are brought up. ... Of course now comes the pros and cons to legalization. ... On the pro-legalization side, outside of medicinal use, the main reason is crime. ... They cite the nation's morality is at stake with drug legalization. ... The most known instance of European drug legalization is in the Netherlands. ...
I will be looking at one of these methods that deals with the legalization of marijuana. ... Although, legalization will increase use of the drug. ... It is true, legalization will not eliminate the major cause of violent crime; however, most argumentation which says that drug legalization will not decrease crime deals with the idea that most violent crime occurs as a result of alcohol use (Light). ... By legalizing drugs the dealer would be eliminated and therefore crime would be reduced. ... Such legalization will not destroy our youth in any way and will only be accessible to adul...
Legalizing Marijuana There are many issues that involve the legalization of marijuana. ... There are realities which argue for or against the legalization of marijuana. There are issues which revolve around the medicinal use of marijuana and thus its legalization. ... In the following we see even yet another argument against legalization. ... As Serra puts it, they legalize milk, "then outlaw the cow" (74). ...
