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The Legalization of Marijuana in California:A Smoker’s Time Bomb

Introduction

The number of marijuana smokers Supporters

Marijuana smokersPatients

OpponentsPsychologistsMarijuana non-smokers

Thesis Statement Legalization of marijuana will not be carried out in California

November 1996Marijuana was passed propositions

2005Supreme Court Objection

March 2009The Federal Law Official Announcement

The PresentUsing of marijuana is still illegal

Marijuana History in California

Use of marijuana as medicine

Pain relief

Control of nausea and vomiting

Appetite stimulation

Supporters opinions

Supporters Opinion

Medical experts: “The accumulated data indicate a potential therapeutic value for cannabinoid drugs, particularly for symp-toms such as pain relief, control of nausea and vomiting, and appetite stimulation” (Rosenthal, Kubby, and Newhart 54)

Marijuana is not harmful

Marijuana is safer than alcohol and tobacco

Marijuana is a weak drug

Supporters Opinion

“The UN agency’s report had concluded that marijuana is safer than alcohol and tobacco. American officials at the Na-tional Institute on Drug Abuse called for the removal of those passages, claiming they would encourage groups campaign-ing to legalize marijuana” (Krassel 402).

Supporters Opinions

Marijuana damages to the body The risk of bronchitis

Increased heart rate and blood pres-sure

Depression of immune system function

Opponents Opinions

“Some of the possible health dangers of long-term marijuana use include the risk of bronchitis caused by marijuana smoke, increased heart rate and blood pressure, and possibly a slight depres-sion of immune system functions. Mari-juana smoke, like tobacco smoke, con-tains carcinogens” (Edlin and Golanty 383).

Opponent Opinions

Marijuana leads people to abuse drug

Dependence on the drug

Withdrawal symptoms

Opponent Opinion

“Clearly, heavy marijuana use can lead to dependence on the drug character-ized by a combination of social, legal, financial, family, educational, and occu-pational problems; withdrawal symp-toms when drug use is discontinued; and difficulty in controlling the use of marijuana in spite of the intention to do so” (Fisher and Roget 518).

Opponent Opinions

Control marijuana apart from alcohol and tobacco

In order to the health of citizen

California government must not to allow the legalization of marijuana

Conclusion

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