La Vida

Running head: BENEFITS OF LEGALIZING MARIJUANA



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Benefits of legalizing marijuana
It’s been proven that marijuana is more helpful than harmful to humans. The government hasn’t changed the laws against marijuana since. Thefollowing information will support health benefits, addiction, law enforcement and the reasons that make me think why to legalize marijuana is a good option for the government of the United States.Health
Marijuana has been successful with helping sick and terminal people. Marijuana can help increase the appetite of cancer patients, making it easier for their bodies to heal faster and be nourished.It helps people with anxiety, anxiety is very common and doctors have been prescribing prescription drugs to help their patients cope. However fines prescriptions drugs have been found very addictiveand more harmful to their bodies than marijuana.
Other Drugs and addiction

Prescription drugs such as a wide range of opiates including OxyContin, Vicodin, Norco, Methadone, Heroin,Hydrocodone, LAAM, Lortab, Percocet, Dilaudid, Darvocet, Percodan, Lorcet, MS Contin , Stadol, Suboxone (Buprenorphine), Tramadol and others have destroyed lives through their strong physical addiction sideeffects. Overall, approximately 32,000 people die every year in the United States as a result of adverse effects from prescription medication (Medical Marijuana, 2010). Methamphetamines are significantlydifferent than marijuana. Methamphetamines destroy the body and mind. The addiction to meth is uncontrollable to the human body once the drug has been introduced to the body.
Tobacco and Alcohol...