Is Marijuana Safe As A Medicine?
Marijuana is a drug that is illegal in almost every state in the world except for a few in the United States which have legalized the drug to be used in medication prescriptions. A marijuana plant that in many cases has been used to treat some symptoms of diseases like cancer as well as relieving body pains. The drug has not yet been considered safe for human consumption by the food and drugs body in the United States therefore illegal to use the drug. The research question is whether the drug marijuana can be or is safe for human consumption as a medicine (Phillips, 150). The question is very important since it gives a guideline to whether the drug is really safe for human consumption or else whether the plant should be allowed to be grown in any state now that most states have marijuana as an illegal substance. The different perspectives which can be very useful in the research include why the drug is still been planted in the states and also the benefits and consequences of using the drug as a medicine at any particular point. Based on the different arguments presented in this research questions, one can identify diverse ideas on its usage as well as the objections of ever legalizing the drug.
According to research, there have not been an intensive research and laboratory tests which can term the drug as either safe or unsafe for human consumption. The potential capabilities of having the drug used for medication have been the most heated debates for many decades now. Marijuana in some cases has presented practical benefits when it comes to relieving pain on some subjects (MacCoun and Michelle, 991). This, however, is not a confirmed incident since the drug has also among many disadvantages which can be fatal. However, the food and drugs body has already approved some use of marijuana for example in treating nausea where Marinol is used and has contents of marijuana. In the past, nausea used to be a condition that affected almost 80 percent of Americans making it a common condition and which is dangerous at any level. Researchers have identified the drug to contain some harmful component which when used by humans can cause addiction (Hurd, 125). Addiction is one of the many disadvantages of using the drug.
In the world today millions of people and especially the youths have been affected by this addiction that has left many people dead and others with serious body complications. The drug when regulated has many benefits but it is a dangerous move to use the drug. In some cases, those who have pushed for the drug to be legalized are influential people who have an interest in terms of making the largest sales of marijuana to the appointed health care centers but without the concern for the general public who will use the drug (Schauer et al., 4). Marijuana has been known to be the root cause of many complications in the society today. Many streets, especially in the United States, are affected by the drug. Laws have been formulated to prevent more people from using the drug or even handling the drug. To this argument, it means that there is a serious reason as to why the drug is not been legalized in such platforms. If the responsible authorities and the states have possible reasons to prosecute anyone found with the drug, why should it be used in medication and it is the same drug? It is a serious issue based on whether the research is biased or it is the actual and correct thing to do with the drug (MacCoun and Michelle, 989).
The United States is known for having the best when it comes to medical examinations and therefore having the research as inconclusive is a difficult ideology to understand. It has been over 10 years since the drug started being tested if it was harmful for human consumption but until today, there are no outcomes of the report only that some researchers are persistently combining the contents of marijuana with other drugs to come up with a drug that can treat some of these diseases which are generally affecting a common man. Patients with HIV/Aids also are recommended to use the drug especially due to the wasting syndrome caused by Aids (Hurd, 124). There are some several medications which have allowed the use of marijuana contents but many medications are still testing for the side effects of using the drug to cure some diseases. For example, in Canada and the United Kingdom, there is a mouth spray that is used in curing pains such as neuropathic and spasticity and which accompany much sclerosis which may contain the contents of marijuana (MacCoun and Michelle, 990). In the United States, marijuana as medicine is being tested to determine whether it can be used to cure some epilepsy found in children. Marijuana use as a medical piece is a disastrous idea since the users are not aware of the side effects of using the drug. Addiction is currently affecting many people and if the drug is used for medication, then there is no doubt that the addiction problem will persistently increase drastically.
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