Essays on Medical Use Of Marijuana

Marijuana was initially classified as a psychoactive drug and was illegal in many states and countries all over the world. However, following further research and lobbying by pro-legalization proponents, Twenty three states have legalized the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. These states are Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington, Washington, D.C. and Wisconsin. There has been an unending debate on the use of marijuana, its benefits and whether it should ...

Marijuana was initially classified as a psychoactive drug and was illegal in many states and countries all over the world. However, following further research and lobbying by pro-legalization proponents, many states have legalized the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. There has been an unending debate on the use of marijuana, its benefits and whether it should be legalized. In the recent past, many health professionals have attempted to review available research on the use of marijuana, its benefits, and potential side effects. Evidence available indicates that it is wrong to legalize marijuana since its use for medicinal purposes ...

Introduction Illicit drug usage has been a subject of varied legal, medical and ethical considerations in the United States (US). Many understand illicit drugs as harmful substances that face strict legal regulations, with links to deviant behavior harmful to the welfare of society. Yet, challenges to that contention have emerged resulting of emerging research on particular benefits and alternative remedies. Among those illicit drugs in question is marijuana – one that possesses medical qualities alongside its reputed usage as an addictive drug. This study poises to tackle arguments on legalizing marijuana usage ...

The purpose of this research will be compare and contrast the various laws that regulate the usage of marijuana for medical purposes in three American states namely Alaska, California and New Mexico

Background

Several researchers contend that marijuana is perhaps one of the most commonly abused drugs. Reportedly, more than 60 million Americans use the drug occasionally or regularly. Even though this is as drug whose parts have been valued at one time or another, the marijuana legalization debate still graces the list of the some of the most heated debated of all time. Marijuana is banned in most countries ...