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Legalizing Marijuana. By Capri Carter & Brendan O‘Reilly. What Is Marijuana. A mix of green, brown, or gray mixture of dried shredded leaves. The leaves come from a cannabis plant also known as the “hemp plant”. When consumed it alters the mind in a hallucinogenic fashion.
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Legalizing Marijuana By Capri Carter & Brendan O‘Reilly
What Is Marijuana • A mix of green, brown, or gray mixture of dried shredded leaves. • The leaves come from a cannabis plant also known as the “hemp plant”. • When consumed it alters the mind in a hallucinogenic fashion. • Because of the chemical tetrahydrocannabinol ( THC ) it induces relaxation and heightens senses.
What's The Issue? • Marijuana is harmful to the human and can be openly abused by anyone who consumes this drug.
Short Term Effects ( Cons ) • Not only does it have short term effects like temporary impairment • It also causes the heart rate to increase by more than 50 percent, and causes acute panic anxiety. • The government doesn’t want people using it because the use of marijuana might cause harm to others.
Long term effects ( Cons ) • Studies show that the regular use of marijuana has played a role in cancer and many respiratory problems. • Marijuana users are sick for more days of the year rather than someone who smokes tobacco. • Damages our immune system which impairs the ability of T – Cells in the lungs’ immune defense system against infectious diseases.
Medical uses ( Pros ) • Marijuana have many therapeutically uses. • Stimulates appetite, controls nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy. • Marijuana has analgesic features , which means that it can shadow unwanted pain and aches.
Economical & Environmental uses ( Pros ) • Studies show that there isn't one plant on earth that produces as much paper as the hemp plant. • Fewer toxins are produced from paper from the hemp plant than any other tree. • Marijuana has been tested and could be a safe alternative from fossil fuels. The revenue from taxing marijuana could reach 2.4 million dollars a year.