Top 10 Reasons Medical Marijuana Should Be Illegal
Marijuana is a funny drug. Classified alongside Narcotics as a Schedule I drug in the USA some other countries take a softer line on possession and use (although not, necessarily, on dealing). Despite a Supreme Court ruling stating that the federal government has the right to legislate on the legality or otherwise of cannabis use some US states do take a softer line with sale and possession being legal in Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and Washington.
From the 60s on it was seen, by some sectors of society, as a perfectly acceptable thing
to do. American Presidents and British Prime Ministers, amongst others, have admitted either to smoking ‘weed’ or ‘pot’ or at least to being around people who did. There is a prevailing opinion amongst liberals that marijuana is not dangerous and that occasional use will do no harm. Still others, often further to the right in their political views (but not always) believe that it is a dangerous hallucinogenic that can cause short term issues and long term problems both personally and societally.In recent years there have been a number of groups that claim that marijuana use is therapeutic for certain medical conditions. So convincing have they been that some US states permit the use of marijuana for medical purposes.
The majority of Americans believe that marijuana use should not be criminalized but a significant number still agree with the federal government that it should continue to be a controlled substance. We set out 10 of the most compelling reasons why it should be illegal.
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