Ullash kundu joy.
Lisa Rogal.
3-16-2020
Marijuana use and the legalization of marijuana in USA
According to Wikipedia, “cannabis, also known as marijuana, is a psychoactive drug from the cannabis plant used for medical or recreational purposes.” A psychoactive drug is a chemical substance that changes brain function. This substance may be used medically; recreationally, purposes. The primary marijuana component is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Usually, marijuana can be used as smoking, vaporizing, or within the food. However, most users smoke marijuana in hand-rolled cigarettes called joint. Also, some of the people are using these drugs put on the cigarettes filter and mixing with tobacco. The amount of THC is measured potency of marijuana. Marijuana is an illegal drug that is commonly used in the United States of America as well as the other countries. This substance prize is comparatively affordable and varies. Some people are selling this drug on the street. “In 2015, 8.3% of the US population aged 12 years and older used marijuana in the past month; 16.4% of adolescents aged 12-17 years used in a lifetime and 7.0% used in the past month.” This survey showing the result of 12-17 years old, people are consuming a high rate of marijuana. Those ages of people are a teenager. Most of them are high school students, and they are buying these drugs from the street dealer very quickly. Marijuana has some good and bad effects. When it used as medical purposes, then it is beginning an excellent effect on health. If it is used for recreational purposes, then it causes some harmful effects on the human body, such as short time memory loss, increasing heartbeat, and a problem with balance and also learning and memory capability. The worst thing is if a person smokes marijuana in a long time, they lose their memory day by day.
Marijuana also uses for some medical treatment such as “ HIV/Aids, inflammation, pain , seizures, substance use disorder, and mental disorder”. For these purposes, some states are legalized marijuana as medical marijuana is never allowed to use the marijuana plant directly. Pill or inhaler from commonly uses as medical marijuana. “However, scientific studies of the chemicals have led to two FDA- approved medication that contains cannabinoid chemicals in pill form”. THC or CBD is commonly using for medical treatment. THC or CBD are generally found in marijuana plants. CBD is generally less reliable for THC. THC increases appetite and reduces nausea. It also decreases pain, inflammation, and muscle control problems.
On the other hand, CBD is also cannabinoid that does not make people high. It also uses for pain, muscle control problems. The FDA(Food and drug administration) was first started in 1906. Early they are invented marijuana is a substance that needed for patent medicines and other purposes. In 1914 marijuana reminded a legal drug but obscure drug in the United States. Marijuana was commonly used in Mexico. After the Mexican revolution (1910-1920), some Mexican immigrants became widespread marijuana in the USA. In that time, some low-status immigrants, black and lower classes, white people are smoking marijuana. Marijuana was first declared outlawed as selling, buying, or cultivation in the USA in 1970. People are trying to decriminalize marijuana in 1970.
However, in 2012 marijuana was first legalized in two states that is Washington and Colorado. After this legalization in 2014-2016, many states are also legalized for medical marijuana, and 2018 in Vermont was the first legalized for the State legislature. Accept Vermont and district Columbia, another legalized State is allowed for commercial distribute, and all allow for personal cultivation except Washington state. Marijuana is still considered an illegal substance on the federal level. Now in the United States Of America in 33 States have legalized medical marijuana, and 11 states legalize as recreational purposes. This legalization is creating a problem between the State and Federal law. Somewhere the State has legalized marijuana, but in federal law, marijuana as an illegal drug. Government and senators support the legalization of marijuana as a big profitable tax business. Before legalized, people are buying this drug from a street drug dealer. After the legalization for medical purposes among those people who have several diseases, they are buying this drug from a dispensary.
On the other hand, some States are legalized marijuana as a recreational drugs, so in those areas, people are also buying this substance from a dispensary. Some medical purposes legalization States dispensaries are never checking the marijuana card when they are selling it. For this reason, some States young people are buying marijuana quickly from the dispensaries. When it legalized in any state as medical purposes, people are not scared about this substance law. Some people in business took this advantage, and they selling this drug varies from such as chocolate, gum, etc. Somewhere in Manhattan, they are selling this substance in the open road as a varies form. They are also open a store in Manhattan, and they are selling drugs for medical purposes, but they selling it in every person who is over 18. For that reason, young people are getting this substance very quickly and they are abuse this drug.
Marijuana is legalized for medical purposes in many states in America. However, somewhere in some dispensaries are never following the rule, and they are selling it without card members (real intent). For that reason, young people are quickly getting this drug, and they are abuse this substance. In conclusion, many patients are beneficiary by this drug, and I support this legalization as medical marijuana. However, the government has to be more careful about medical marijuana business policy, and it has to ensure that it can only use as a medical purpose, not recreational purposes.

Work cited page
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