LEGALIZING MARIJUANA

Legalizing Marijuana

Legalizing Marijuana

Introduction

Marijuana is one of the most popular drugs in United States of America. Its botanical name is Cannabis, used by a million people, across the globe, since ages. In the early ages of 20th century, the dug was classified as illegal by State laws of many countries. It is not long enough that the use of marijuana for medical assistance being promoted and practiced in the United States of America (Joy & Mack, 2001).

Marijuana constitutes of dried parts of a plant known as cannabis sativa, and it is an illegal drug with the most frequent intake. In ancient times, this drug was mainly an instrument and a substance for attaining a joy of sheer ecstasy.

In the United States of America, use of marijuana prescribed for labor pain nausea and various other factors (www.govtrack.us). The usage of marijuana is legal only when prescribed by doctors, and it is not smoked in public places. Marijuana is legal only in conditions for its medical use otherwise it abusive usage is forbidden.

Legalizing Medical Marijuana

Legalizing marijuana is a controversial topic nowadays. The issue is protested and supported since two decades now but using medical marijuana and making its availability legal is yet to decide. Federal officers have also raided dispensaries for supplying cannabinoids to the patients. Government is delaying the matter of legalizing medical marijuana to avoid protests against the open usage of drugs (Abrams et al., 2003).

The use of Medical marijuana has surged in USA in many of the states today. California was the first state in USA to legalize the use of medical marijuana, and by the year 2010, Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maryland, and many other states have also allowed the use of marijuana for medical purpose. There are almost fifteen states that have legalized medical marijuana and many more are still undergoing the process.

H.R. 1983 Medical Marijuana Protection act

In the 112th Congress, an H.R 1983 Medical Marijuana Protection Act was passed in order to reschedule the use of marijuana and medical marijuana according to the laws of different States. The bill had only four representatives supporting the cause of protecting the users and suppliers of medical marijuana (www.govtrack.us).

Legalizing or Decriminalizing Marijuana

Another issue calls for either legalizing marijuana or decriminalizing marijuana. Legalizing marijuana is the assumption where using, selling and manufacturing of this substance should be made legal by the State. Decriminalizing is the assumption where anybody found using, selling or manufacturing marijuana would be less penalized.

Supporting Medical Marijuana

I believe medical marijuana should be made legal for the sake of its medical usage only. There are many reasons to negate legalization of medical marijuana but according to my point of view following are the main reasons that can justify my opinion. Marijuana is known, as a medical drug because it gets used in the treatment of various illnesses, but our society, specially the youth has embraced its usage in a total inappropriate direction. Marijuana cannot be consumed openly in a public place; however, in several states it is ...