For the Legalization of Marijuana
Apart from abuse of Marijuana which leads to health problems hence its illegalization by the Federal Law, Marijuana can still be used for medical and recreational purposes. Patients suffering from terminal or else debilitating illnesses such as epileptic disorders may benefit from the use of Cannabidiol after the legalization of Marijuana for medication purposes. Marijuana may also be used for recreational purposes for individuals that the law deems legally befitting.
The law may require the use of Marijuana for the recreational purpose for persons above twenty-one years and restricted places and amount. Legalization of Marijuana for recreational use may allow the growth of the economy as new industries will emerge producing cannabis, oils, lotions, edibles as well as paraphernalia. However, there must be proper already set rules for the regulation of Marijuana. There need to be control of the ounces of Marijuana to be produced and in which places (Choo et al., 2014).
The Comprehensive Drug Abuse and Prevention Act removed the required government sentences for ownership of a little amount of weed. However, the impacts therein were incredibly moderated by the Reagan Administration's Anti-Drug Abuse Act. Marked in 1984, this approach considered 100 cannabis plants to be of the same sentencing as 100 grams of heroin (MPP, 2013).
Utah State currently prohibits the sale or even possession of Marijuana. Once convicted of the sale or possession of Marijuana may lead to imprisonment of up to fifteen years. The victim is prosecuted under felony offense laws and the jail term varies with the amount of Marijuana in ounces, location as well as the criminal history of the offender (Chapman et al., 2016). However, Utah State has legalized the use of Marijuana for medication purposes for the epileptic patients.
The government is not the only portion of the society that would benefit from the marijuana legalization. The legalization will allow the government to establish tax rules which will be imposed on the growing and sale of Marijuana. According to MPP, 2013, numerous individuals who have been diagnosed with chronic illnesses have benefited from being treated with marijuana-related treatment. Patients often use marijuana instead of highly addictive prescription medicines like morphine and OxyContin.
Medical marijuana forms a safe alternative for patients whose other options are not as reliable or effective. There is no proof to aid any variety of damage associated with using marijuana and the person who is using the substance. In fact, there´s proof which states that marijuana is the safest illegal substance a person might ingest, having zero circumstances of overdose deaths (MPP, 2013).
Fifty-six patients who had no improvement with standard antiemetic marketers had been treated. Seventy-eight percent tested a high-quality reaction to marijuana inhalation proving it to be an effective therapy for the treatment of nausea and vomiting resulting from most cancer chemotherapy (Gerber, 2004).
In conclusion, various states need to embrace the legalization of Marijuana for both medication and recreational purposes. The legalization will ensure high standard growing and sale of Marijuana. Various terminal illnesses will be cured by the use of proper proportions of cannabis. The economy will also grow out of the sale of Marijuana products used for recreational purposes. Most importantly the Federal law must be allowed to regulate the growing and sale of Marijuana.
References
Chapman, S. A., Spetz, J., Lin, J., Chan, K., & Schmidt, L. A. (2016). Capturing Heterogeneity in Medical Marijuana Policies: a Taxonomy of Regulatory Regimes Across the United States. Substance Use & Misuse, 1-11.
Choo, E. K., Benz, M., Zaller, N., Warren, O., Rising, K. L., & McConnell, K. J. (2014). The Impact of State Medical Marijuana Legislation on Adolescent Marijuana Use. Journal of Adolescent Health, 55(2), 160-166.
Gerber, R. J. (2004). Legalizing Marijuana: Drug Policy Reform and Prohibition Politics. Greenwood Publishing Group.
Johnson, K., &Chebium, R. (2013). Justice Department won’t Challenge State Marijuana Laws. USA Today,
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