Legalization of Marijuana

I believe that marijuana should be legalized.  It is currently legal in 23 states and Washington D.C.  Pennsylvania is one of the 23 who legalized it's use for medicinal purposes. According to Business Insider, marijuana's many beneficial uses is relieving pressure in eyes, reducing risk for glaucoma and blindness.  It can also help reverse the effects of tobacco products and improve lung health.  In a 20 year study with tobacco smokers and pot smokers, tobacco smokers lost function over time, but pot smokers actually had increased lung capacity.  It can also help with seizures and Dravet's disease.  Among that, it helps reduce Alzheimer's disease, anxiety, the spread of cancer, and the pain of multiple sclerosis.

While Marijuana can do all these amazing things, a lot of people adamantly hate the recreational use of marijuana.  Most people throw around the phrase "Gateway Drug", even though anything could be a gateway to something.  If I eat 100 chocolate chip cookies and someone recommends Oreos, and I eat 100 Oreos, then those chocolate chip cookies were "Gateway Cookies."  So, while it can be addictive, so can anything if you 'ingest' it.




This is a Video about Legalizing Marijuana

Links:
 http://www.businessinsider.com/health-benefits-of-medical-marijuana-2014-4?op=1
.http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/marijuana
http://thcsupport.yolasite.com/create-new/medical-cannabis-as-treatment-for-cancer-patients-in-california  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-DiBO_A8F4