Money Now or Cancer Later? Essays -- Drugs, Legalization of Marijuana,

The new debate all over drugs is the passing of the legalization of marijuana for medical social occasion. In ancient texts, there is a described time and use for cannabis to treat diseases and it continues on from over two thousand years ago to today (Johnson). The argument is widely debated and has been on the lap of congress for over one hundred and seventy-five years (Johnson). The political debate now isnt just over legalizing it, its about do we allow it to be legalized so we can tax it now and pay for the after effects later, or do we not allow it to be passed and still arrest plenty in states that allow it and are following the rules? The thing stopping most of the passing is the FDAs statement that, Smoked Marijuana Is Not Medicine. To the average soul walking down the street is that marijuana is smoked or baked into food. With the college student usually knowing that Special Brownies will give you a game from the marijuana baked into it a high school student usually kn ows that a joint of marijuana will give you a high because its a drug. So the typical misconception with the whole legalizing of marijuana is that just legalizing it doesnt mean it is legal to use it in a smoking manner. When I was researching this proceeds for my paper, I asked a lot of my friends still in high school and college on why they wanted the bill to pass in Missouri. They told me that they wanted it passed so they could get permission to grow and smoke the plant from their doctor for their illness, or to go to the marijuana dispensing machines and get some for the fun of it. Then they laughed and walked away. This was in any case the reason why I was so against it from the start. Legalizing the drug so anyone who found a quack doctor could get a Schedule ... ...g/treatment/findingandpayingfortreatment/managinginsuranceissues/the-cost-of-cancer-treatment. Johnson, Albert T., and States United. aesculapian Marijuana And Marijuana Use. New York, N.Y. Nova Science, 2009. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). Web. 17 Apr. 2014.Miron, Jeffrey A. The Budgetary Implications of Marijuana Prohibition. Rep. Cambridge, MA Harvard U, 2005. Www.cannabis-commerce.com. Marijuana Policy Project, June 2005. Web. 27 Apr. 2014. . Tobacco-Related Cancers Fact Sheet. American Cancer Society. American Cancer Society, 21 Feb. 2014. Web. 27 Apr. 2014. . We Do Not Inherit the Earth from Our Ancestors We Borrow It from Our Children. Quote Investigator. WorldPress, 26 Jan. 2014. Web. 27 Apr. 2014.