Marijuana Is Beneficial

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To toke or not to toke that is the question. Whether tis nobler in the

mind to suffer the slings and arrows of society or succumb to popular opinion

and legalize Marijuana. Marijuana is a cure for anorexia as well as glaucoma.

Marijuana is even a helping factor for relieving some symptoms of A.I.D.S.

Still the government of our nation has Marijuana classified as a Division I drug.

Which means it serves no medical use and does in no way benefit society. The

studies outdated and scientifically proven to be incorrect still remain beliefs

of our government.

Supporters of the legalization of Marijuana have many scientifically

proven facts that point to the fact Marijuana should be legalized. Marijuana

legalization would prove to be beneficial in a number of areas. The first bonus

to legalizing Marijuana is its medical uses. Marijuana stimulates the immune

system and serves as a cure for glaucoma. Marijuana helps people with AIDS

retain and eat food.

Marijuana use also has intellectual benefits. Marijuana increases alpha

wave activity in the brain. The alpha waves are associated with creativity.

This creativity is potentially the foundation of literary and musical

revelation. Bob Marley was one of the most influential musical composers of all

times. Marley's music has persevered throughout the years. He openly admitted,

on many occasions, to smoking marijuana before he wrote and composed songs.

Marley's influence is global. His nickname of "the Legend" has distinguished

him from many other musicians. His global fame separates him from all other

musicians. Many people have attributed Marley's creative genius to his use of

marijuana.

Socially, marijuana is better from the standpoint of addiction.

Marijuana is less addictive than tobacco. Essentially marijuana is neither as

physically nor mentally addictive as Nicotine. Another social benefit of

marijuana is its not cancer causing when compared to legal drugs like caffeine

or Cigarettes. These are only a few of the reasons that Marijuana legal.

To really get into the legalization issue not only do you have to look

into the facts of the case but also the employment effects it would have.

Granted there are no hard facts that say marijuana needs to be legal (or

illegal). If a person tries pictures the number of jobs a single American

field of Marijuana would create, they find i...

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government says that it still harms you when you smoke it. The government

refers to the thousands of chemicals in marijuana you still do inhale when you

smoke it. The government fails to mention that every cup of coffee has eight

hundred volatile chemicals. After testing a mere twenty-one of the chemicals

in coffee studies found that sixteen of them were cancerous. However, coffee

considered fairly safe is legal.

Investigating each fact of the two cases dealing with marijuana it

seems that marijuana should be legal The legalization activists seem to have

the answer to almost every fact presented by the anti-marijuana activists. The

American public needs to look on these facts as they formulate their personal

opinion. This debate is too important to let uneducated people decide the fate

of others. America needs to get rid of the old stereotypes of marijuana and

formulate their opinion on facts not fancy.

Bibliography Page

Hager Paul. Marajuana Myths. Not published, :ICLU Drug Task Force

Wallace J.M.. "Peripheral Blood Lymphocyte Subpopulations and Mitogen

Responsiveness in Tobacco and Marijuana Smokers" Journal of Psychoactive

Drugs.:(1988)

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