Legalization Of Medical And Recreational Use Of Marijuana

The well known debate over the legalization of marijuana for recreational use in The United States has been ongoing since 1935. Recently Colorado and Washington have legalized the use of marijuana for recreational use. By doing so, the legalization of the recreational use of marijuana has become more of an issue than it already was and now brings other states to question whether or not they should legalize marijuana (Breecher). Which brings about the question is the legalization of marijuana for recreational use in Texas a good idea? I believe that legalizing marijuana would be a good idea. Just like the use of alcohol people should be able to choose if they want to use marijuana. Advocates of legalizing the recreational use of marijuana would agree, legalizing the recreational use of marijuana could yield substantial tax revenue, save the government money by decreasing the number of arrests and incarcerations, and quite possibly create a safer driving environment.

The use of recreational marijuana is illegal in the United States. Although cannabinoids--the active compounds in marijuana may have the potential to help manage certain symptoms. Researchers around the world, including some in the United States, are continuing to explore the potential of the marijuana drug in use to help patients who benefit from the drug. According to our class notes, marijuana and Tabaco contain almost the same amount of chemical’s at over 500. The side effects include health risks similar associated with tobacco. Throughout the essay the benefits of legalizing marijuana for the government economically, for medical purposes, as well as negatives of marijuana will be introduced.

The legalization of medical marijuana has brought into question various components of medical care for advance practice nurses (as well as others within the larger healthcare profession). In addition to navigating the legal complexities of care associated with this particular method, advance practice nurses must understand prescriptive rights, best practices for us and how statutory language as it is currently written has been amended for medical use. This is a growing movement in the healthcare sector and one that will continue to evolve as legalization continues to be a large part of the national health care conversation. Advance practice nurses, as professionals that can and often do prescribe medication, must be knowledgeable about the parameters surrounding prescriptive rights. Moreover, they are required to know the latest information from a legalization perspective in order to ensure professional boundaries are not being crossed in the process of helping patients.

In 1996, California set a pace that would lead to today’s debate on medical marijuana and marijuana as a whole by passing the Compassionate Use Act that allowed the use of medical marijuana. Other states have since followed the trend and school of thought, case in point; Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. The state laws have set boundaries for the use of medical cannabis and put into effect mechanisms for regulation. As of April 2015, twenty three states and Washington D.C legalized marijuana for medical use. Seven states have pending legislation. And yet the federal enforcement of prohibition still outweighs these state legalizations in many aspects. So then, what is the issue and why should the federal government legalize the medical use of marijuana? The discussion against medical marijuana is a losing argument against a changing culture and social values alongside legislative rewiring of state laws.

In 2012, Colorado was among one of the states that passed the legislation to legalize marijuana for recreational use. Similar to the age limitation set for buying and consuming alcohol and smoking of tobacco products, Colorado has set the age limit for recreational use for adults who are at least twenty-one years of age and over to use an ounce of this drug. According to the drugabuse.gov website, the drug marijuana is defined as a greenish-gray mixture of the dried, shredded leaves and flowers of Cannabis sativa—the hemp plant. After two years of legalizing marijuana, Colorado has had various perks that range from medical, economic, and social. Other states like Ohio and Mississippi are also considering legalizing marijuana after looking at most of the benefits Colorado is having after legalizing the drug. According to the website, The News Nerd.com, after looking at the success the drug marijuana has brought to Colorado, state legislators have decided to try passing the legalization of the drug heroin as well. In this paper, we will look at the pros and cons of Colorado’s legalized soft drug marijuana versus the legalization of the hard drug heroin. We will also look from the opposing view that Peter de Marneffe is trying to make about the drug heroin and how it will affect our youth in their developmental stage of maturity.

NORML has several amounts of research that 73% of American’s are supporting the fact that marijuana should be legal and should be able to be prescribed. Everyone doesn’t believe that legalizing medical marijuana is only accessible for ill patients and not intended for recreation use. A lot of people believe that everyone just wants to legalize marijuana to smoke it but, several researchers throughout my assignment are declaring it to be extremely valuable

Many believe that cannabis is not helpful in any form of medicines. When most people think of marijuana they think of teenagers, drug dealers, and many bad things. Medical cannabis is safe and useful for medical conditions such as cancer, pain, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, and many conditions that are more serious. Many believe that marijuana is not for medical purposes, but cannabis can be helpful in so many cases. Marijuana can be used to somewhat sooth the symptoms of many major sicknesses, this essay is going to attempt to make you agree that marijuana has great medical uses. Elvy Musikka is a fifty-seven year old woman

In April of 1998, the Green Party released an official statement supporting medicinal marijuana stating, "We support the legal reclassification of marijuana to allow its availability in the medical treatment of serious illnesses. We oppose the harassment and prosecution of patients, providers, and physicians who respectively use, provide, or recommend marijuana for the medical treatment of serious illnesses." In 1972 the US Congress placed marijuana in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act because they considered it to have "no accepted medical use."(5) Proponents of medical marijuana argue that it can be a safe and effective treatment for the symptoms of cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis, pain, glaucoma, epilepsy, and other conditions. Opposers of medicinal marijuana argue of harmful side effects, learning disabilities and potential drug abuse.

This is a paper pertaining to the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes. This is a concept that states has been considering and debating in their jurisdictions. First, this paper will explain why supporters of the legislation I researched believe marijuana should be legalized. Secondly, this paper will analyze the public policy issues associated with the legalization of marijuana for the legislation I selected, paying particular attention to newness and implementation of the legislation as well as how the state intends to simultaneously adhere to federal laws banning marijuana. Next, this paper will evaluate the public policy implications on other laws within this jurisdiction, such as driving under the influence and public intoxication. Then, this paper will demonstrate an understanding of the conflict between state and federal laws addressing marijuana laws, and how they are managing marijuana laws. Finally, this paper will explain how it relates the feasibility of recommendations to implementation with the idea of legalizing marijuana, and how the recommendations will be evaluated for success or retooling.

Medical Marijuana has been used around the world for thousands of years to supposedly treat a wide variety of illnesses. A Chinese emperor Shen Nung was the first to record marijuana as a medical drug. The legalization of medical marijuana has been long debated within the American society and government. Marijuana was a legal source of medicine in the US until the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937, which federally prohibited marijuana.

A controversial issue relating to the legalization of Marijuana has been brought to the attention of the public. Many Americans support the legalization of marijuana for numerous reasons, such as it is a useful aid to alleviate medical ailments and it has a low risk of abuse; nevertheless, others people do not believe that the marijuana should be legalized. When the practical reasoning is involved, however, I believed that the positive impacts of remaining marijuana illegal outweigh the negative aspects of illegalization of marijuana.

Have you ever wondered why marijuana was illegal? Keeping marijuana illegal costs tax payers a bunch of money, and is not even an effective way to solve the problem of marijuana use. People have the right to choose for themselves if they want to use marijuana or not. The use of marijuana does not affect anyone but the person using it, so why not let them use marijuana if they choose to. According to the Marijuana Legalization Organization, the criminalization of marijuana does not keep young kids from using it and it also does not stop the abuse of marijuana, if anything it makes it worse. If the government would legalize marijuana and let those of a reasonable

Cannabis originated from the dried-out leaves, stems, flowers, and seeds of the Indian hemp plant Cannabis sativa.

“The pros to legalizing marijuana include; reducing harm, creating jobs, saving money, and promoting consumer safety” (“Marijuana Legalization,”2017). The illegalization of marijuana usage unevenly

Some of the obvious economic advantages of legalized marijuana are involving tax revenue, job opportunities, and decriminalization. “The marijuana economy is booming and could hit $44 million by 2020 if current trends continue. The business of legal