Throughout history the United States has faced an abundant amount of difficulty legalizing tobacco and alcohol. Today in the 21st century we face this boundless problem again, but this time its Marijuana. I think Marijuana should be legalized for medicinal purposes, however to a certain extent.
Although Marijuana makes one imperative in terms of recreational use, it is not as harmful in regards to medicine. As the renown research professor of the University of Mississippi stated, “cannabis as a plant that is rich in chemical components, would have potential for producing useful drugs”. On the contrary Marijuana is “4-5 times more potent in terms of psycho activity, before getting into the bloodstream”. Essentially some specific components of Marijuana should be utilized in the aid for the cure of cancer, diseases, and AIDS.
Also there is no need for people to depend on a plant to ease their pain because that is not a way to solve problems. People should not thrive to be in a certain state of mind to be away from their problems. Instead people should face their problems and their fears because that will uplift their personality. Another way people should approach to ease their pain is to seek help professionally or exercising. If an individual harms himself he is also harming the loved ones around him.
Additionally popular celebrities and social media portray major support for the legalization of Marijuana. I think a significant reason celebrities and social media praise Marijuana is because they want to grab the attention of the people. Some notorious celebrities such as Snoop Dog and Lil Wayne smoke Marijuana for recreational use. As a result causing a negative influence especially towards the teenagers.
Ultimately we need to set the line for narcotics because legalizing Marijuana will be a gateway to other drugs. Further the legalization of Marijuana should not even be a priority for us because there is another matter that needs to be legalized-immigration. Although I understand people supporting the legalization of Marijuana for an economic reason, people’s lives should not be valued over money. It does not matter what the statistics employ because Marijuana is an addictive drug and it makes an individual imperative. Finally a famous governor once said, “drugs are the enemies of ambition and hope – and when we fight against drugs we are fighting for the future.”
Just a couple thoughts.. With the same logic that “marijuana is addictive” should we perhaps ban caffeine? How about many Americans who are overweight because they are addicted to McDonald’s? Television? Tobacco? Also, what about the highly successful people who did it like Obama, Bill Gates, Oprah, etc.? Did we forget that they’ve done it? I don’t believe a drug truly defines someone. But, sure let’s keep it illegal. I don’t mind spending my tax dollars on the “War on Drugs”.
In regards that we should set limits that could be a problem. People will still want to do whatever they want with marijuana and no one will be able to stop them. Also adding limits always raises the issue of who should set these limits, how will the be enforced and why should people care. It would close to the deal with alcohol, there are limits to what you can drink and then do but that really doesn’t stop people from overindulging on stuff.
I agree that marijuana should inevitably be used for medical purposes but I can’t agree that marijuana is a gateway drug. Sure hard drug abusers may have started solely with pot but I believe that the reason they upgraded to stronger drugs was from the help of their suppliers. They had access to more drugs. But I will agree that limits should be put on who will be able to buy marijuana.
I agree that marijuana should be use for medical purposes. I also think that the influence of celebrities smoking pot should not be the blame as it is the parents responsibility to control what the child or teen watch. After all they are the one paying the bill for the cable or local channel. Also I would like to include that your clip of the debate is a nice touch.