The Legalization of Marijuana

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LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA
Introduction
Legalizing marijuana has become a disputable issue today. In Canada, marijuana is used for medical and recreational purposes. Although people have opposing opinions about its importance, some have started to understand the benefits of marijuana. Legalizing marijuana is something people view using the Marxist perspective due to its economic benefits. If marijuana is legalized, all the states would have mental health and physical benefits. Currently, the use of marijuana among young adults and teenagers is on the rise. Critics have always had several reasons against legalizing the drug, while supporters have given its unique advantages. There is no doubt that the legalization of marijuana has a lot of benefits in Canada.
The main idea behind the legalization of marijuana in Canada is its medical benefits. According to health practitioners, marijuana is often used as a healing drug. Over the past few years, the drug has been used as a medicine. In many cultures, it has been used by different generations to cure various ailments. Doctors use a boiled compound of marijuana as an anesthetic for surgical patients. The compound also has other uses like discharging pus, regulating temperatures, clearing the blood, and undoing rheumatism. The drug is also used to treat malaria, regulate heart rate relieve asthma, and calm nerves (Mosher & Scott 156).
Compared to other drugs, weed has few harmful effects compared to other hard drugs like heroin and cocaine. According to Brodwin, tobacco and alcohol are more dangerous than marijuana. Sometimes even sugar is considered to be more harmful. Using marijuana is safer, and it is hard for a person to overdose. According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse study, 30% of nicotine users are addicts, while cannabis, alcohol, and cocaine had 9%, 15%, and 17%, respectively (Goldstein 167). In 2014, more than forty thousand Canadians died due to alcoholism. However, there were no deaths reported from the usage of marijuana. With these statistics, it is evident that marijuana is not harmful. The government's primary concern is the comfort and health and comfort of people. Marijuana is a drug that helps people in their everyday life. For example, it helps relieve pain, nausea, and other complications standard drugs have failed to cure. People also use marijuana to relax and relieve themselves from stress. Since the symptoms of marijuana are mild, it is easy for people to deal with it. Marijuana is a drug that develops tolerance quickly, and users can handle symptoms easily.
Strict policies surrounding the consumption of marijuana have adverse effects on society. These laws had increased the consumption of marijuana and illegal business. According to Brodwin, most prisons on Canadian prisons are jailed because they were wrongfully prosecuted for the sale and use of marijuana. These policies also destroyed the lives of many citizens. Sometimes these policies were linked with rising levels of unemployment. Over the past few years, the law had apprehended potential entrepreneurs, yet they would have created many jobs through the sale and manufacture of marijuana. Prohibition of marijuana had contributed to racial stereoty...