There are many diseases that cannabis has been scientifically proven to treat and even reverse. So, why does legislation STILL refuse to make it legal in all states? The truth is that most state governments want to decriminalize marijuana. It's the federal government that won't allow it.
I recently watched a documentary about a group of people that grow weed on their own private land in California. They are all approved by the state to grow medical marijuana. The law in California is that this is acceptable, however it is still illegal on the federal level. So, basically what this means is that, despite the laws in their state, federal law trumps state law, so the state law is pretty much irrelevant.
Weed has been proven to help ease pain and anxiety in HIV/AIDS and cancer patients. It is a very good fix for nausea because you don't have to swallow weed to feel the effects. It is also able to help them create an appetite and gain weight.
You may also be shocked to learn that morning sickness in pregnant women can be safely treated with cannabis! This is helpful for the same reason as it is for cancer and HIV/AIDS patients: it can be taken with a vaporizer in order to bypass the gastrointestinal system. Studies performed in Jamaica proved that there were no noticeable differences in newborns whose mother's used weed during pregnancy and those whose mother's didn't. That being said, why is weed considered so much worse than alcohol when alcohol can damage and even kill a baby inside a mother's womb?
There are many more treatments that I will be discussing in an additional post tomorrow, but look at the evidence I have already presented! Marijuana can't be that bad if you can smoke it during pregnancy and not hurt your child, can it? So why is it such a huge deal?
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Intro
Why should marijuana be legalized? There are many reasons, some of which vary from person to person. Some people think it should be legalized because it actually does have medical benefits. Others just don't see why it's such a big deal.
We have all heard about the tests done on monkeys to study the health issues related to marijuana use. What most people have heard about this was that the use of marijuana kills brain cells. What people didn't hear was that the monkeys were deprived of oxygen during the study, and that oxygen deprivation was the actual cause of the death of brain cells, not the marijuana.
The test was repeated many years later when this fact was discovered. The test repeated was performed under accurate conditions and the results were much different... Scientists discovered that marijuana actually STIMULATES brain cells!
Marijuana also has legitimate health benefits. These health benefits include inducing appetites in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, helping people with insomnia to sleep peacefully, helping Alzheimer's patients, reverse rheumatoid arthritis, among many others which I will discuss in an additional post. And with all of the benefits, the adverse effects are still less damaging than those of other legal substances, such as alcohol.
With all of these medical benefits, one may ask 'Why do lawmakers still consider this a category 1 narcotic?'. This is a question that nobody can really answer. That is what I am going to be writing about: The laws associated with cannabis, as well as the benefits and harmful effects.
We have all heard about the tests done on monkeys to study the health issues related to marijuana use. What most people have heard about this was that the use of marijuana kills brain cells. What people didn't hear was that the monkeys were deprived of oxygen during the study, and that oxygen deprivation was the actual cause of the death of brain cells, not the marijuana.
The test was repeated many years later when this fact was discovered. The test repeated was performed under accurate conditions and the results were much different... Scientists discovered that marijuana actually STIMULATES brain cells!
Marijuana also has legitimate health benefits. These health benefits include inducing appetites in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, helping people with insomnia to sleep peacefully, helping Alzheimer's patients, reverse rheumatoid arthritis, among many others which I will discuss in an additional post. And with all of the benefits, the adverse effects are still less damaging than those of other legal substances, such as alcohol.
With all of these medical benefits, one may ask 'Why do lawmakers still consider this a category 1 narcotic?'. This is a question that nobody can really answer. That is what I am going to be writing about: The laws associated with cannabis, as well as the benefits and harmful effects.
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