Legalizing Marijuana

Legalizing Marijuana

Introduction

The purpose of this essay is to discuss the ethical issues in legalizing marijuana. The researcher covered all the aspects of legalizing marijuana because one group of the society believed that legalizing marijuana is essential because marijuana is part of medication. However, marijuana using for medication is essential that it must be prescribed by the doctor.

While there is still a debate on the harm caused by marijuana, the universal tendency of studies is considered much less harmful than alcohol and snuff and that has both highly recommended for health. No comparison with hard drugs. Studies of marijuana have been generally very favorable and there is no record in its harmful effects [except one case, but on an ape] (Carson-DeWitt, 2003).

Discussion

Marijuana Addiction

Marijuana does not cause addiction like snuff, or is the gateway to other drugs. By contrast, the replacement without the risks of the other. In Canada, the annual deaths snuff are 33,000, 7,000 and alcohol are illegal drug, 300, therefore, marijuana probably does not cause any deaths, it is known that drugs are causing heavy fatalities (Richman, 2004). Although not directly related to marijuana in Europe (Netherlands, United Kingdom, Sweden) the rates of drug addicts infected with AIDS is lower than in the U.S., as there is a policy of giving aid and counseling to drug addicts and prosecute them (give them clean needles, places to inject in hygienic conditions and therapy). Repression has not solved the problem; at least more flexible policies have favorable results in these areas (Goode, 2002).Marijuana in U.S.

In the 70's, some U.S. states decriminalized marijuana, the result was that dropped the drug emergencies. Decriminalization in the Netherlands caused an increase in consumption in the short term but a decrease in the long term.

In the U.S. there is endless debate about the results of prohibition prohibiting the consumption of alcohol, but no one disputes that at least the end of this outburst a thriving business law against organized crime, generating huge revenues from taxes and allowed the spirits that are sold are of good quality, while during Prohibition they were merely very harmful chemical compounds, as it was impossible to smuggle alcohol low alcohol such as beer and wine, by volume, and was much more profitable the high alcohol content, similar to gin and rum (Johnson, et al., 2008).

Recently, the Council for Prevention of Drugs in the UK has stated that research claim that marijuana is not addictive and is much less dangerous than alcohol or snuff.Current results

The repressive policy against marijuana has been a total failure worldwide. ...