Marijuana is a controlled substance that should be legalized for medical and recreational use by responsible adults. With the Marijuana proposition coming up on the November ballot for legalization of up to 3 ounces. If approved, could generate massive tax dollars for the state of Nevada. Legalization would also remove a great tax burden from the state for imprisoning and supporting marijuana offenders. Any discussion of marijuana should begin with the fact that there have been numerous official reports and studies, every one of which has concluded that marijuana poses no great risk to society and should decriminalized.

(The National Academy of Sciences) "Analysis of Marijuana Policy"(1982)

In this argumentative essay, I will discuss the history of marijuana, the effects of marijuana, the ways that marijuana could be utilized in the medical field, and will discuss the reasons that marijuana should be legalized. Marijuana is defined by (http://www.dictionary.com), as a strong smelling plants from whose dried leaves a number of euphoria causing and hallucinogenic effects. The synonyms for marijuana are marihuana, ganja, pot, grass, weed, dope, skunk, Mary Jane, and Cannabis

Marijuana is far less dangerous than alcohol or tobacco. Around 50,000 people die each year from alcohol poisoning. Similarly, more than 400,000 deaths each year are attributed to tobacco smoking. By comparison, marijuana is nontoxic and cannot cause death by overdose. (NORML ORG. National Organization Reform Marijuana Laws)

(Analysis of Marijuana Policy (1982)

"The AIDS Action Council supports the elimination of federal restrictions that bar doctors from prescribing marijuana for medical use by individuals with HIV/AIDS...The AIDS Action Council supports reopening the U.S. Public Health Services Investigational New Drug Compassionate Access [Compassionate IND] program to provide access to medical-use marijuana for greater numbers of qualified patients." (Medical Organizations Endorsing Marijuana)

The initial scientific study of marijuana as a potential for medical treatment in the 1970s was for the condition of glaucoma. Glaucoma is an eye disease that strikes more than 178,000 Americans per year. It is estimated that four million Americans are currently suffering from glaucoma. Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness among Americans. An alternative to the oral medications that have many side effects used to treat glaucoma is marijuana. The smoking of marijuana has shown to have significant effects for those who suffer from glaucoma. In addition, marijuana has shown to reduce the pressure behind the eyes. Current medical therapy is lacking for these individual because two of the most prescribed medications, Phenobarbital an

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