Introduction
Since time before, the US government has been tabling debates with the sole aim of ascertaining the issues surrounding the use of Marijuana for medical related purposes. Sources indicate an escalation in number of States, which permit marijuana use, in treating some of the serious ailments reported to affect a larger fraction of the today’s population.
The greater part of the population believes that the sustained use of this product is beneficial in numerous ways (Burns and Donald 125). Therefore, this paper endeavors to defend the opposite conclusion of a particular essay, written by a student as the fifth assignment. The topic of analysis was whether we should legalize Marijuana for medical use. The writer’s conclusion about the topic was that, marijuana ought to be legal so that it aids in resolving the many lethal disorders.
Health reasons
This dried leaves drug common known as marijuana has numerous nicknames. Some of the names used to refer this drug consist of, the weed, ganja, grass just to mention but a few. Despite the numerous critics about the drug, studies have depicted that the use of marijuana has various constructive uses (Burns and Donald 126).
Firstly, scientists have performed experiments concerning the usefulness with results indicating its effectiveness in reducing the pain intensity in cancer patients. Moreover, Aids patients have testified its efficacy in reducing the feeling of nausea. Contrary to the above propositions, the use of this drug has many detrimental effects to human life (Jacob 2). Jacques-Joseph Moreau, a renowned researcher, argues that such a drug profoundly tampers with an individual’s nervous system (Burns and Donald 127).
The scientific explanation for this is that, the drug attaches itself to the brain’s neurons; therefore, affecting their healthy communication. This, as a result, culminates into damaging effects of the human’s short-term memory. The human brain is vital in an individual’s wellness, since it coordinates the majority of the body processes (Jacob 3). Therefore, it is clear that the negative effects of the drug outdo the constructive ones.
The social reasons
Studies specify that marijuana addiction vastly lower the user’s motivation in undertaking his or her key responsibilities. This is due to their ability to forget some of the key duties they are entitled to perform. Such users usually have massive plans for their life, but occasionally end up not fulfilling them.
This, in many cases, has a link to their inability to recall without difficulty (Zelick 23). Researchers have established that the sustained decline in the motivation rate culminates into a disorder referred to as the motivation syndrome. It is apparent that an individual’s motivation significantly acts as a driving force towards their success, in all aspects of life. This may be in learning, working as well in the social behavior (Zelick 30).
Despite the writer’s proposition that marijuana enhances ones social behavior, it is evident that the opposite holds. Majority of the marijuana users usually loose the zeal of acquiring more friends since they only enjoy associating with their fellow drug users. Furthermore, individuals who work or drive under the drug’s influencing are likely to form an unfavorable working environment and careless accidents respectively (Zelick 41). Therefore, basing arguments on the above reasons it would be unwise to legalize this drug.
The religious reasons
The larger proportion of the religious people in the world is Christians. This, therefore, specify that they adhere to the teachings of the bible. Although the bible does not specify many of the drugs abused by their names, various verses proscribe their use. Some commandments in the bible indirectly deny us the freedom to use drugs. A particular verse in the bible states that the human body is the God’s temple (Ekblad 65).
It also continues to advise Christians on the significance of keeping it holy. It is clear that, the abuse of all drugs has ill effects to people’s lives. Marijuana, for example, impinges on the thinking capacity of individuals, luring them to conduct themselves in an irrational manner. In addition, the existence of other verses, which strappingly champions for the respect of the government’s authority, enhances our understanding on the effect of the legality of such a drug (Ekblad 66).
The diverse governments inclusive of the United States have been advocating for the abolition of some of the laws in its States known to legalize Marijuana. The key reason behind such a move is that the country has examined its effects, thus noting that more dangers exist. However, sources show that some religious denominations such as Hindu permit the use of marijuana during their annual ceremonies.
It would be illogical to legalize it in efforts of favoring such a small denomination and ignoring the plight it might have to the rest (Ekblad 67). It is, therefore, perceptible that on a religious view, marijuana must remain unlawful. Although there is some truth, that marijuana can mitigate the pain from various ailments, currently other herbs that pose no ill consequence to the user are present; therefore, no pressing need to legalize marijuana for medical purposes.
The legal issues associated with marijuana
Contrary to the expectations of many on legalization of the use of marijuana, the policies enacted by U.S government that curtail its continued exploitation have born fruits. Statistics designate that in 1979, the total percentage of twelve years and above individuals, abusing the drug was 34. However, a recent study on the same depicted a decline in this percentage (Morgan 12).
The U.S government applauded such a report since it termed it as a major achievement. Additionally, a current study that endeavored to establish the costs associated with marijuana indicated that, more costs arise from the actual use of the drug, rather than for its prohibition.
Presently, marijuana is the chief cause of dependence on illicit drugs in the U.S. This is as specified by the 2008 statistics on drug abuse. The drug now is illegal in U.S; when legalized for medical uses, more people will access it thus the boost in the fraction accessing it. Since the drug closely relates to the misuse of more treacherous drugs, many people’s lives will succumb to more threat (Morgan 13).
The writer to whom I oppose their conclusion, argue that the legalization of such a drug would boost the country’s economy through the tax imposed on it. However, it is evident that incase of its legalization, it would be complicated to formulate policies for taxation since an immense population of drugs will still conduct such businesses with secrecy (Morgan 14). This as a result would hamper its intended purpose of amplifying a countries economy.
Conclusion
Although a host of scientists has conducted experiments aimed at establishing whether marijuana is pivotal in treating the majority of lethal disorders such as cancer and Aids, studies show that the harms associated with the drug are enormous. Through examining reasons such as, health, social, religious, and legal issues, it is apparent that the dangers are more than the benefits.
Since the majority of the states of America already know this, they have continued to enact policies geared towards its prohibition. They neglect the benefits of its use in treating such ailments since herbs without other effects are able to provide the same remedy.
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Ekblad, Bob. Reading the Bible with the damned. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2005. Print.
Jacob, Joseph. Medical uses of marijuana. Vancouver, VANC: Trafford, 2009. Print
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Zelick, Paula. Issues in the psychology of motivation. New York, NY: Nova Science Publishers, 2007. Print.