Even though 29 states have already implemented programs for the legalized operations of medical marijuana, but still nearly half of the country is living under a jurisdiction where it is prohibited. Moreover, federal laws still classify it as a Class I controlled substance.
Many research studies and real-life cases have proven the therapeutic benefits of marijuana. Therefore, here we are going to discuss some top reasons to approve medical marijuana nationwide.
Permission of Alcohol and Smoking and Prohibition of Medical Marijuana: A Sheer Hypocrisy
These are now well-known facts that use of tobacco and alcoholism are one of the leading health concerns of the country. Not only that, the excessive use of alcohol is also attributed to many criminal activities. According to a government report, only in the year 2012, more than two million arrests were made in alcohol-related crimes. Amid all this fallout, both alcohol and use of tobacco are legal.
On the other hand, medical marijuana, whose psychoactive effect is milder than that of alcohol and can be administered without smoking, is deemed illegal. This approach towards medical marijuana is mind-boggling and should be reconsidered.
Medical Marijuana Should be legalized for Obvious Therapeutic Reasons
There is a reason why 29 states are successfully running their medical marijuana programs. From intractable epilepsy to glaucoma, medical marijuana has shown its therapeutic effects for a wide range of diseases and medical conditions. There are some rare diseases where medical marijuana has shown better results than the conventional drugs and medicines.
Moreover, medical marijuana products can be administered in the form of oil and tinctures, which are completely healthy means of consumption. Furthermore, their strains can be used by excluding its psychoactive content (THC). So, medical marijuana treatments are possible without getting ‘high’.
Easy Cultivation and Eco-Friendly
Unlike many crops that need extreme care and regimen of fertilizers, medical marijuana can be grown with very little effort. For that matter, many states have allowed domestic cultivation of medical marijuana strains so that patients and their caregivers can become self-sufficient.
Additionally, the production and manufacturing of medical marijuana products don’t affect the environment in any harmful way.
For Reducing the Burden on Law Enforcement Bodies
With the legalization of medical marijuana, states can protect their law enforcement agencies from overwork and free their prison cells from people who are just looking to get their therapeutic marijuana dosage.
For Increased Tax Revenues
Last but not the least, the legalization of medical cannabis can also benefit the state machinery with increased taxes. There are examples of successful executions of medical marijuana programs, which have resulted in increased revenue incomes for the states.
For instance, Colorado has collected more than six million dollars in medical marijuana taxes in first two months of the legalization. Similarly, the state of Washington has generated over $200 million taxes from its medical marijuana legalization in four years.
All the afore-mentioned reasons have clearly made a strong case for the legalization of medical marijuana in the rest of the country.
