There has been so much controversy over the issue of legalizing marijuana for medical purposes in the past couple of years. The majority of the people can’t decide whether it would be good or bad for the United States if we were to legalize marijuana. To some, it is a way of coping with a disease or excruciating pain, and to others it is the gateway to everything bad in this world. But I feel that if the United States were to take a closer look at the healing and pain killing powers that marijuana posses, and consider using it for medicinal purposes, the country would greatly benefit.

According to Dr. D. Piomelli, who is a professor of pharmacology at the University of California, states that, “Marijuana has a lot of pharmaceutical and pharmacological potential” (Rayl). Piomelli continues to add that one of the most remarkable aspects of marijuana so far, is its painkilling power. Since cancer and chronic and neuropathic pain are resistant to morphine as well as similar painkillers, a stronger painkiller is needed. As well, marijuana is usually recommended to cancer patients

undergoing chemotherapy. It stops the nausea or makes it more bearable to those in chemotherap

While many people want to find cures for these things, they are still very against legalizing marijuana for medical purposes. They are scared that it might not be very healthy or that it just might look bad. To society, pot has a bad image. It makes you act uncontrollably and do things that our society frowns upon. It also inhibits your memory and sense of perception, as well as causing people to become abusive and do things that they normally wouldn’t do. The issue of smoking also scares people. By smoking any substance you are hurting your lungs, especially marijuana which contains irritants, tar

Marijuana has been considered the gateway drug, but that is only true for a few. Some people want to try other, different drugs after they’ve smoked pot, but this can’t be said to always be true. Just the same, people try other things when they are drunk as well, but know one talks about how horrible alcohol is. And as far as causing mental deterioration, many studies have been done to test this. One study was done of 102 near-

y. Marijuana is also an effective treatment for AIDS patients suffering from wasting syndrome. Wasting syndrome causes them to loose a great percentage of their body fat. Marijuana stimulates the appetite causing them to gain back their weight and feel healthier (Rayl).

There is still so much to be learned about marijuana and all of its uses. There are so many exper

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