After recently going over the slides for the nuerotransmitter systems and drug classes, one of the biggest legal debates today centers around the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, which also leads to the debate on if it should be legalized officially (at least here in California, which just passed). It has already been legalized in Colorado and Washington State, but has yet to catch on in most other states.
A long time ago it was (and still is) considered to be a gateway drug to other, more harsh and addicting, drugs, but research has not supported that claim over the years. There is no doubt that it can produce an addiction, but more of a mental one than a physical one. Furthermore, the medical benefits are showing to be efficient, especially controlling pain in terminally ill patients (cancer, HIV, etc.), and can be beneficial for chronic pain, it even helps with insomnia, by helping one to fall asleep.
That being said, it is also a "hallucinogen" that alters your perception, so do you really want this to be legal on the streets (so to speak)? Please post an initial claim to where you stand on this issue (legalize it or do not) and why you feel that way. The initial post is due on Wednesday before midnight, and I would like you to respond to at least 2 others by Sunday night.
I am personally against the opinion of legalizing marijuana. This is because the addiction part of marijuana is something that can put the future of an entire society into jeopardy. Legalizing marijuana with strong terms and conditions would be fine but liberally legalizing the same would ruin the social life of every human being living in the state where marijuana gets legalized. The human mind is always looking for a different experience and an enhanced level of pleasure. However, it is our culture and rules in the society that keeps a hold on this issue. Legalizing marijuana is a positive one for several patients. But the flip part is the youth or young generation whose mind is always kind of experimental. Adolescence is an age where we do not think much of consequences and would do actions that are not logical. The use of marijuana for pure pleasure among youth if legalized can ruin their entire life due to addiction and withdrawal symptoms. The crime rate can get higher due to its use that will completely ruin the life of drug abusers once and forever. Hence, it would be wise to legalize it with strong rules or keep the same illegal for a lifetime.
After recently going over the slides for the nuerotransmitter systems and drug classes, one of the...
After recently going over the slides for the nuerotransmitter systems and drug classes, one of the biggest legal debates today centers around the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, which also leads to the debate on if it should be legalized officially (at least here in California, which just passed). It has already been legalized in Colorado and Washington State, but has yet to catch on in most other states. A long time ago it was (and still is) considered...