Marijuana

Marijuana: Persuasive Essay







        In California there is still more controversial debate over the use of

marijuana for medical purposes.   The advantage with using marijuana for medical

reason is, it eases the pain, and relaxes them so they can enjoy the rest of

their life.   For these terminally ill patients the marijuana also makes them

happy and enjoyable to be around.   The disadvantage is that after smoking it for

an extended period of time the majority of the patients will develop lung cancer.

That is not so bad for them considering there is no cure for their disease.   My

stand point on this subject is that it is a good idea for marijuana to be used

as a medical drug for the treatment in terminal illnesses.

        The state law proposition 215 which says, that pot is legal to smoke if

you are using it for medical reasons in terminally ill cases.   This proposition

was on the November ballot and was voted into effect.   The federal law that was

put into effect no to long ago, states that using marijuana for any reason

including medical reasons is illegal.   This law was put into effect by the

president Bill Clintion.   I feel that the law enforcers in California should

ignore the federal law or appeal it in court.

        There is another drug that is illegal to use in any way but for medical

reasons.   That drug is morphine, it is used in hospitals to relieve the sever

pain of any patient.   The reason I know this is that recently my mother was in

the hospital for a brain aneurysm and when she got headaches she was given

morphine.   This is just like what is going on in California, people diagnosed

with AIDS and other illnesses should be able to use strong medicines including

marijuana to ease the suffering that they are experiencing.

        Especially in California where there are more AIDS cases there than any

other place in the nation.   All over the state there are clinics that supply

patients with pot for them to use to relax....