Persuasive Speeches on Legalizing Weed: Exploring the Benefits and Concerns

Introduction

Legalizing marijuana is a controversial topic for many states. If marijuana is legalized, it would save prisons and jails funds because they could release people who have been convicted of felonies with the dealing of this incidental drug. This means that the government would have more money to use towards education on the safe use of the product and the prosecution of dealers who control the use of extremely dangerous hard drugs. However, people against legalizing marijuana argue that it could lead to harder drugs.

Marijuana use in its pure form should be legalized because it can help treat diseases and would prove economically advantageous as a taxed product,

Medical Benefits of Legalizing Marijuana

Marijuana can be used to treat many illnesses and symptoms, including autism, chronic pain, Parkinson's, inflammatory bowel disease, PTSD, epilepsy, Multiple sclerosis, and many more. It has been used for centuries for medical uses. It is safer than alcohol. There have been zero direct deaths from marijuana, while there are lots from alcohol. Plus, marijuana is far less addictive. The addiction rates are tremendously lower than those of alcohol and other drugs. You also can not overdose (marijuana treats autism).
If marijuana is legalized, it would create jobs, like dispensers, growers, and pickers. There would be more investment opportunities, making their government money and giving people jobs. If it were legal, it would save jails, prisons, and justice systems lots of money for not having to deal with the felonies of marijuana. It would also help law enforcement to focus on more dangerous drugs and people.

With every good thing, there are always people who have to ruin it and make it look bad for everyone else. One thing that could make legalizing weed look bad is there would be more risk of drug abuse and addiction; just like alcohol, there are people who make it look bad. If you can buy weed at a store, that means young kids and teenagers would have a much easier time getting it. The use of marijuana can and will impair driving and eye-hand coordination. It also can cause short-term memory loss(voices from both sides). Another concern would be increased homelessness. There are people who spend every penny in their name just to get weed; if it is legal, then people will buy more of it. If it's legal, people will just want to get high and not do anything; this would cause a decrease in property value(economic benefits).

Marijuana can be used efficiently for treating psychosomatic symptoms including improving satisfaction in life; it improves depression because when a user is under the effect of the THC chemical, the user forgets about things that worry them. In many states, the legal use of the product is used to treat PTSD in veterans and those involved in negative life-altering situations; its managed use improves mental connections, seemingly ideas, and divergent thinking. Medically, it has been proven that use reduces the chance of blindness by stimulating the optic nerve, which is behind the eyes and helps one see and picture color.

Use helps individuals who suffer from insomnia sleep better. Cures for the pain of arthritis and treating and reducing the chance of epileptic incidence are medicinally prescribed in oil where the THC has been removed. It has proven to be useful as a painkiller and can improve food intake for HIV-positive people in its natural form when the disease is in its final stages. The oils with THC removed are helpful in treating nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy. Experimentation also has shown its use can reduce, kill, and slow down the spread of cancer.

Conclusion

The initial use is not a gateway drug, so it will not lead to harder drug use. It perhaps increases lung airflow because people inhale and hold air in their lungs, which stretches the lungs for easier breathing. The studies indicate it is less dangerous than tobacco use. The oil use does not involve inhaling any product, so this becomes a moot point.

References

1. "The Cannabis Manifesto: A New Paradigm for Wellness" by Steve DeAngelo

2. "Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs to Know" by Jonathan P. Caulkins, Angela Hawken, Beau Kilmer, and Mark A.R. Kleiman

3. "Too High to Fail: Cannabis and the New Green Economic Revolution" by Doug Fine 

4. "Marijuana: A Short History" by John Hudak 

5. "Weed the People: The Future of Legal Marijuana in America" by Bruce Barcott

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