Introduction
Marijuana is often consumed for physiological effects which include heightened mood, relaxation and increase in appetite. It also has some side effects which includes several problems like decreasing short term memory and impaired motor skills. Marijuana is used for recreational, medical and religious purpose. Marijuana can be consumed by smoking, vaporizer, marijuana tea and with food items (Teicher, et.al., 2006).
Positive effects of Marijuana
Patients with various medical problems such as: Tourette-Syndrome, loss of appetite, respiratory diseases, depression, weight loss, nausea, insomnia, injuries and body pains, alcoholism, infections, and many more are treated with marijuana (Teicher, et.al., 2006). Tetrahydrocannabinol is the primary active component of marijuana that helps in treating diseases. In this way when Marijuana is used in controlled amounts and conditions in order to treat patients. Cannabis was able to help with these symptoms, and has helped resolve illnesses like Cancer to a great extent.
Based on the studies, it feels safe in saying that marijuana can be used for medicinal purposes implying an important positive impact (Teicher, et.al., 2006). It is found that despite the many rumors and false reports, cannabis does not, in fact, cause cancer.
Yet, there could be several ill effects of the usage of Marijuana. It can cause problems like addiction and can prove fatal to the patients. It can also lead to Alzhiemers and several side effects and so its usage should be restricted only to chronic cases. Otherwise, even when used in controlled conditions and controlled quantities Marijuana can prove to be harmful. It is recommended that there be completion of several formalities and analysis before placing a patient for treatment with Marijuana involved in it and also it has become essential to be able to find ways in which only the required components can be extracted from Marijuana and used in medical treatment in order to minimize the side effects. (Teicher, et.al., 2006).
Negative effects of marijuana
Consumption of marijuana has immediate effects includes lack of physical coordination, rapid heart beat, depression, panic attacks, disorientation etc. (Davis and Lurigio, 1996). Smoking is a major cause of cancer. Hence smoking of marijuana can also lead to changes of causing cancer. There are also high chances that it could lead to respiratory decease like bronchitis, lung infection etc.
Marijuana also changes the structure of sperm cells and also causes infertility in men. It also has similar effects on women’s menstrual cycles (Larry, 2010). Marijuana messes with brain cells. It blocks formation of memory. To put it in simple terms it make the hard drive of our brain corrupt and has no capacity to store data. It also messes your brain cells and spoils response to stimuli (Larry, 2010).
Also, if marijuana is sold in the open market, residents might feel a lower sense of public security since marijuana-related activity turns out to be highly obvious and there exists substantiation that communal regions like parks are frequently taken over by suppliers and their buyers, rendering them unusable for the local populace.
Conclusion
Based on the above arguments marijuana has a lot of cons but if used effectively it can be of great medical help. It is very important like nuclear energy which can be used for positive and destructive purpose but it is difficult to ignore the use of nuclear energy, using the same analogy marijuana has to be used for positive purpose and there should be enough legal mechanism to ensure that it is used for the right purpose and prevents the use of marijuana for destructive purpose.
References
Davis, R., and Lurigio, A. Fighting Back: Neighborhood Antidrug Strategies. Thousand Oaks. California: Sage, 1996. Print.
Larry, R. Probation, parole and corrections. USA: Routledge, 2010. Print.
Teicher, J., Holland, P., and Gough. R. Crime and Medicine Management, 2nd Edition. Frenchs Forest. NSW: Prentice-Hall, 2006. Print.
