Introduction
My position about the issue of medical marijuana is that if scientific research has proved that indeed marijuana has some medicinal content that can be used to cure ailments, and then there is no problem, it should be embraced just like any other medicine. People should use medicine regardless of where it is got from, so long as it can treat a particular ailment, everyone should feel free to use it.
All the same, people do not know the source and raw materials of all the medicines that they use; therefore there is no cause for alarm when marijuana is found to be having medicinal content. What people should know is that they are not smoking marijuana but it is its medicinal value that is being used to cure ailment.
There are several reasons that have been put forth in support of medical marijuana. Consequently, experts have argued that medical marijuana if used effectively and in reasonable quantities can be used to cure cancer. Cancer is a killer disease that has been wreaking havoc across the world; therefore, it would be meaningless to refrain from using medical marijuana just from the perspective that marijuana is a drug that has consequences when used inconsiderably. People should not continue dying of cancer yet marijuana has the right medicinal contents that can be used either to cure or reduce the effects of cancer (ProCorn.org, 2016).
Medicine should not be discriminated in the view of its source. In my view, the source of medicine should be the last thing to be considered as long as the medicine is safe for human use. The people opposing medical marijuana are not really a serious lot since one cannot make such a choice in regards to a life threatening disease.
Another ailment that medical marijuana can treat is HIV/AIDS. Yet still, AIDS is another life threatening disease that accounts for numerous deaths across the globe. Today, statistics has it that around some 34 million people live with the disease worldwide. From a worldview perspective, AIDS is a disease that carries all the blames to the highest number of orphaned children.
Unfortunately, these children live under hopeless and deplorable conditions. It means that by chance these children cannot grow to be successful adults, even though it happens, it is only a smaller percentage of them. Now, who I his rightful mind can avoid using medical marijuana if it has the capability of curing AIDS, of course none.
As for me, I would fully welcome the idea of medical marijuana for the treatment of AIDS. Even though marijuana has impacts, they are not as severe as the effects of HIV/AIDS. Nonetheless, addicts of marijuana can be rehabilitated while AIDS still remains without cure (ProCorn.org, 2016). This is an argument based on the assumption that marijuana is used directly, which is not actually the case.
Medical marijuana is thought to be having medicinal contents that can be used to reduce or cure pain. As it is known, all ailments causes pain, it means that if medical marijuana is used effectively and in the right proportions then pain would be a thing of the past. In my own opinion people fear diseases as a result of pain they exert on them, without pain diseases would be less deadly. I find it very astonishing why people do not accept the use of medical marijuana, for me I would readily use it to treat or reduce pain.
The opponents of the use of medical marijuana on their side give three major reasons for their disapproval. One of the major reasons they give is that marijuana is too dangerous for medical use. Yes, their reasoning holds some logic it is only that they argue from the context of the ordinary marijuana. What they ought to have argued about is medical marijuana, in basic terms, that is marijuana that has been processed and only medical content extracted (Ben, 2012). The ordinary marijuana has some substances that are dangerous for human use. From my opinion, the opponents of medical marijuana should be informed about what is being talked about, to be precise, only the medical contents.
The other two reasons they give is that medical marijuana lacks FDA-approval and that there are legit drugs available therefore there is no need for using medical marijuana. Once more, I find these arguments baseless, what they should argue about are that is it true that marijuana has medicinal content. If yes, then why not use it, should people still wait for FDA-approval at the expense of people’s lives. Of course that is being very illogical. FDA is just but a mere organization that approves drugs.
Finally, the last argument is there are various legit drugs that can be used to cure ailments apart from medical marijuana. Of course there are various drugs but they don’t cure HIV/AIDS, cancer and pain epilepsy just to mention but a few. Moreover, these diseases are life threatening with no cure yet. Its time people started using medical marijuana (ProCorn.org, 2016).
As I was going through some of the premises for and against the use of medical marijuana I realized a sizeable number of biasness. Those supporting the use of medical marijuana were biased on desperation and the need to find cure for ailments. Contrary, those opposing the use of medical marijuana were biased on the fact that marijuana is too dangerous for human use therefore it can be used to make any valuable medicine. Yet still, the arguments were biased on the side of the government, that is, lack of government approval then it can’t be legit (Ben, 2012).
Conclusion
After playing the believing game, I believe a given chunk of people have changed their view on medical marijuana. Even though they might have not changed their stand, perhaps they might be giving medical marijuana a run for their thoughts. Of course none can resist the use of medical marijuana if faced with a life threatening situation. Even though people have not been talking about it, a bigger percentage is currently contemplating the use of medical marijuana (Ben, 2012).
References
Ben Amar M (2012). Cannabinoids in Medicine: A Review of Their Therapeutic Potential (PDF). Journal of Ethnopharmacology.
ProCorn.org (2016). Medical Marijuana- Medicalmarijuana.Procorn.org. Retrieved May 12 2016 from http://medicalmarijuana.ProCorn.org/
