[RE] to Terrace: Marijuana

        After reading Terrace’s blog I decided to do a response about the legalization of Marijuana since it sounded pretty interesting and prevalent. A lot of people believe Marijuana is bad just because it is labeled as a drug. Marijuana is one of the safest illegal drugs out in the world today. The fact is that Marijuana is a lot safer then legal products out in society today. Marijuana is a lot safer and less deadly then cigarettes and alcohol. Cigarettes affect millions of people worldwide, causing cancer, first and even second hand smoke. Marijuana has fewer carcinogens, cancer causing agents, then cigarettes. Most people smoke cigarettes daily, while marijuana is only used casually for recreational and medicinal use. Alcohol is said to be a hundred times more toxic to the body then marijuana. Many people are hurt and killed from using these substances irresponsibly and yet there are no reported deaths caused by marijuana. Terrace adds,

“I have not once heard of someone dying due to a marijuana overdose”.

      Marijuana can instill more positive contributions on society then it can negatively. In fact, it can help many people in society. Marijuana is used medically to treat many sick people. It helps people living with HIV, cancer and even glaucoma. It alleviates physical pain and also provides a relief for the patient. It also helps these patients to live a life away from their disease. Medical marijuana helps patients to live happy and normal lives. If marijuana is so harmful and destructive, why do doctors choose to use it for patients?

        I think that Marijuana should be legalized because prohibiting Marijuana is causing more havoc then its intention of creating peace and tranquility. Legalizing Marijuana would create safer conditions in communities. The distribution of drugs would be in the hands of the government and not drug dealers on the streets. People could feel safer knowing that their product is coming from a safer place. Prohibiting Marijuana allows drug dealers to stay on the streets and is one factor of the violence on the streets. The profits of selling marijuana could go to help boost our declining economy and can even be beneficial towards our education system. If legalization is working for other places like Canada, Holland and Netherlands, what’s to say it won’t work for us?