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Marijuana Has Many Uses
Marijuana has been frowned upon by society and there has become a major fight to stop production and distribution in the United States. Many people have bias opinions against marijuana as being a terrible drug.
There are many uses of marijuana most people are uneducated about. Many patients could benefit greatly by repealing the prohibition of marijuana. Hemp, the term used when referring to marijuana for industrial use, is a very valuable resource. With many recreational drugs killing people, marijuana has never been the cause of a death. Marijuana should be legalized in the United States for its medical, personal, and industrial use.
Positive medical marijuana uses have been documented and reported. In some states marijuana has been legalized for medical purposes (Hashish). Marijuana prohibition applies to everyone, including the sick and dying (Medical). Marijuana is used to aid in pain relief (particularly pain from nerve damage), nausea, glaucoma, and movement disorders. There are more then 60 organizations that support the immediate legal access of medical marijuana under the supervision of a physician (Medical).
The safest recreational substance, proven statistically, is marijuana (Herer). Several states have decriminalized the private possession and use of marijuana by adults, including cultivation for personal use, and casual nonprofit transfers of small amounts (Personal). This policy removes the consumer from the criminal justice system while maintaining criminal penalties for those who traffic or distribute large quantities of the drug. Marijuana is far less dangerous then alcohol (50,000 people die a year from alcohol poisoning) and tobacco (more then 400,000 deaths are attributed to tobacco smoking) (Personal). The LD-50 (the rate of 50% of test animals have died at) is estimated to be about 1:20,000 to 1:40,000. This means one would need to consume nearly 1,500 pounds of marijuana in a fifteen minute time period to induce a lethal response. There has been test on animals to determine marijuanaÃ?Æ?Ã?¢Ã?¢ââ?¬Å¡Ã?¬Ã?¢ââ?¬Å¾Ã?¢s LD-50 on animals but had been unsuccessful (Herer).
There are many industrial uses for hemp such as biofuels, food, plastics, body care products, and many fibers (Hemp). Biofuels such as biodiesel and alcohol fuel can be made from the oils in hemp seeds and stalks. Hemp seeds are comparable to sunflower seeds and can also be used for baking like sesame seeds. Food products range from cereals to frozen waffles. Hemp plastic is a new technology based on 20%-100% hemp fibre based plastics that can be molded or injection molded. In the manufacturing of body care products hemp oil is increasingly being used. Hemp is a popular fiber because it is strong and grows quickly (Hemp).
Medical, personal, and industrial use of marijuana should be legalized in the United States. The prohibition to stop the cultivation and use of marijuana should be repealed. Everybody would benefit from the legalization of marijuana in one way or another. As a good alternative from fossil fuels, the biofuels that can be created are both renewable and safer to the environment. Open your eyes and see the true value of this substance and you will agree that the prohibition against this drug is nonsense.
Work Cited
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