Everyone heard about marihuana- on TV, from
friends, from the internet or even from his/her experience, but do all of us
know what it really is?
We are being
bombarded by a huge amount of contrary information about it. Let’s try to learn the truth.
It is said to affect the delayed development of young people- causes concentration and memory problems. National Institute of Drug Abuse proved that only 3 for 100 regular smokers reported lack of motivation during 3-8 years. On the other hand, a psychotherapist Robert Rejniak disagrees with that opinion and says most of his patients suffer from stupor and lack of desire to live. Who should we believe?
Another aspect of weed is its social impact. Especially on TV we can often see that marihuana high people may be aggressive and unpredictable- they are criminals. Some time ago I watched a document “Tabu”. There was a story of Los Angeles’s police work at night. They had a huge problem with drunk people- usually drivers. They caused car accidents, then they hit the roof with police officers, screamed, cursed and so one. There was a situation with young, totally intoxicated with alcohol, woman driving a car with her 3 year old sleeping daughter. One of officers in an interview said: “When we meet someone with weed, we are actually happy. We have never had any aggressive attack from them and that is a shame that we need to punish them because of having some amounts of that.” They said the increase in crime of marihuana smokers is a myth, because small addictive properties don’t make people steal or kill to get it, by the way it is not as expensive as other drugs.
On the internet some time ago was an interesting poster about that case.
I think
there is nothing to discuss- no doubts about alcohol and its tragic influence
on family and social life.
The last
thing I wanted to write about is the medical influence of that curious plant:
1. Alzheimer's
disease- it can be both a preventive
measure and the drug used after the onset of symptoms.
2. AIDS/ HIV- although there are helpful medications available, they cause some side effects, as loss of appetite or trouble with sleeping. The therapeutic use of marihuana may avoid adverse effects.
3. Cancer- inseparable companion of cancer that prevents from vomiting.
4.Glaucoma- it reduces the pressure inside the eye.
5. Multiple sclerosis- it prevents adverse neurologic effects of that terrible disease, such as pain and muscle spasms.
6. Pain- a common medical use of marihuana as a painkiller. There is even a cannabis drug called Sativex.
If you would like to watch some interesting movie, here is the link:
I must
admit that I have mixed feelings about it. I am not sure which side I should
take.
Discussion:
1. What do you think about marihuana?
Do you agree with examples I wrote about?
2. Are you for legalization of it?
Comments
The problem is that people don't mind evils they're used to, but fear and demonize little evils they aren't as familiar with. In our current reality people are encouraged to drink alcohol and even overuse it. Whenever you turn on tv or take a walk - you see alcohol commercials encouraging people to drink. This is in my opinion much worse than encouraging people to smoke marihuana, which is by comparison not as bad as alcohol, but you can go to jail for having even small amounts. It surely should change solely because the law isn't fair in this regard. I think, however, that encouraging people to drink acohol or smoke marihuana should not be legal.
Therefore, I am for legalization. All that is forbidden attracts the attention of young people. For example, cigarettes. Once there were hardly available (martial law), currently the percentage of smokers is falling.
In my opinion this is the way we should go. Free country, free choice.
What about legalization, probably I will agree for this term, cause with this or not anyway the people find out the way how to get the drug. The most important is to construct the law which permit government to skillfully supervision this whole business. Of course there will be needed to say that the marihuana is the only legal drug, not the rest of narcotics.
Marijuana is not for every one and I am strongly against legalizing it. It should be granted in special shops for people above 21 or 25 years old. In other cases lots of young idiots ( like those attending Marsz Wyzwolenia Konopi ) who are underage would buy it and smoke.
2. Are you for legalization of it?
Look above.
Oh gosh its horrible question. We are free it should be legal. I have only one objection. If you addicted to marijuana or alcohol, you must pay yourself for the treatment of addiction.
It is hard to say which site is trully right. I think we all know that drugs are around, sold enen in schools. Enyway... I think it would be very risky to legalize them from one and very importan reason that you did not took in to account. At the moment marihuana is sold only on black market. What will happen if you legalize it... It will go to the open market available for everyone, and what will black market do if they lose big part of income from marihuana? I would say that they will try to push more some of the hevy drugs that are not legit. Next we might have discusion about cocaine or some other heavy drug.
2. Are you for legalization of it?
I do not somke or use it and I do not plan on changing this. However if it have some positive influence or medical properties it should be allow to use in medicine. Compering alcohol to drugs is not a good idea. Those are two different cases. However I belive that everything is form people used in right amount (for responsible people to be precise).
I am not for the legalization of marihuana, but I agree that it can be very helpful as a medical treatment and therefore support the idea of medicinal marihuana. I would support and reasonable usage of any drug for that matter. But I completely disagree that such things are needed for everyday life and to have fun - there are much healthier ways to relax and you can have a perfectly good time even when you are sober.