Marijuana, Medicine or Illicit Drug
If you look hard enough, you can see a drug deal happening daily. Your first thought is, look at that drug addict, where are the Police when you need them? What if the person buying the drug used it to ease the pain of a life threatening illness? What if it slowed the progress of a blinding disease? The debate over marijuana as a medicinal drug has continued for decades. For thousands of years it has been used for a variety of ailments. The Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 federally prohibited marijuana. The controlled Substances Act of 1970 placed all illicit and prescription drugs into five "schedules" (categories). Marijuana was place in Schedule I, defining the substance as having a high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, and a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision. Supporters want the federal government to reclassify marijuana as a schedule II drug, one that physicians can legally prescribe, despite its potential for addiction (Morphine is an example of a schedule II drug). The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) states it is to create a National Drug Control Strategy based on science rather than i
www.witehousedrugpolicy.gov. (August 4, 1997) Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Statement on Marijuana for Medical Purposes. The United States Government spends millions of taxpayer's dollars to apprehend and prosecute people for buying and selling marijuana. A number of the people buying it are sick and just seeking some relief from their pain. If the Government would legalize marijuana it could help the nation's economy and could put the street marijuana dealer out of business, while make money on the sales tax. It would also save the judge's time used on marijuana cases. Obviously, marijuana could help some people live a less painful life and in some cases prolong their life. By legalizing it, it will help the economy and put some drug dealers out of business. It would allow the courts to take care of the criminals and stop the suffering of decent Americans trying to have a less painful existence. Americans should not have to suffer because of laws that unsympathetic politicians vote on.
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