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pros and cons of legializing marijuana for specific illnesses

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Pros and Cons of Legalizing Marijuana

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Legalizing marijuana for specific illnesses such as cancer and HIV /depression is a controversial subject among people today Authorities and many researchers have led to the belief that all use of marijuana is harmful . However , other reports from studies have claimed that the use of the cannabis for some particular reasons , like for a medical purpose is helpful . However , governments around the world have continued to fight its legalization . Marijuana , otherwise referred to as

cannabis is a common kind of drug . It is a number of preparations of the plant that is utilized as a psychoactive drug . There are three known varieties of cannabis : Cannabis sativa , Cannabis indica , and Cannabis ruderalis (Newkirk ,

. 63 . Despite the fact that the drug is illegalized in many countries , according to the UN , it is the most commonly used illegal drug around the world . The move to make cannabis illegal was motivated by the absence of proof that the drug could be helpful in medical terms , as well as the directives from the UN supporting it ban in its member countries . There is an argument that the United States policy on marijuana was motivated by the pressure from petrochemical as well as the paper industries for fear of hemp as competition . Since the realization that the drug has some medical benefits for specific illness , there is more confusion on whether or not it should be legalized for the sake of the patients...

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