The Highs And Lows Of Marijuana Use
When
marijuana is available legally for patients with medical conditions
there can be a number of benefits if certain conditions apply: If the
pharmaceutical drug options to relieve the patients symptoms carry more
risks than marijuana; if the marijuana offers more therapeutic benefits
than the pharmaceutical drugs and if the profits from marijuana sales
are channelled into constructive enterprises that will benefit society
as a whole.
However, legalising
marijuana for recreational use is a whole different concept and one that
has many people worried. The parties that are lobbying to legalise
marijuana claim that legalisation will supposedly take the manufacturing
and sale of marijuana out of the hands of drug addicts, drug cartels
and other clandestine factions and into the domain of regulated
manufacturers and retailers. Apparently, this will allow the taxes from
sales to be directed into the public health and education systems, which
would be far better than the current situation where only drug dealers
benefit financially -Mail order 420.
But
there are several downsides to legalising marijuana for recreational
purposes. One of the main issues is that legalisation sends out a
message to impressionable adolescents that marijuana is perfectly
acceptable. The other issue is that it will become far easier for minors
to purchase marijuana even though it will supposedly only be available
to those over 21 yo. Just like alcohol, teens can always find older
siblings or friends to buy cannabis for them but having said that, it’s
already fairly easy for young people to purchase marijuana, whether it’s
legally acquired or not.
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