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Legalization of Marijuana
Marijuana, also known as cannabis, refers to a drug prepared from a mixture of greenishgrey finely chopped leaves, flowers, and seeds extracted from the hemp plant known as Cannabis
Sativa (Iversen, 2003). It goes by several street names, such as bhang, weed, pot, grass, and ganja.
The shredded leaves, flowers, and stems of Cannabis Sativa can be smoked in various ways, such
as pipes, cigarettes, and pipes when tobacco is removed and replaced with marijuana. Some
marijuana products are ingested orally while others are added to food products. It is a drug that
distorts the perception of the real world of the user. Its long-term usage leads to addiction, a serious
problem many people around the world are facing.
Despite being the most commonly used drug globally, possession and use of marijuana is
considered illegal in many countries and constitute a criminal offense that attracts a penalty or
serving a jail term. However, many people, especially the youth, are the regular consumers of this
drug. The negative effects of marijuana range from physical to psychological. Some of the
immediate physical effects include disorientation, increased heart beat rate, dizziness, slowed
reaction time, blood-shot eyes and increased appetite. Psychological effects of marijuana usage
are depression, anxiety, impaired thinking, paranoia, and hallucination.
The argument of whether marijuana is actually harmful or beneficial has remained a subject
of a fierce debate. There have been cases of marijuana being used for medicinal purposes, such as
treating nausea and chronic pain caused by cancer and other health conditions. It is claimed that
marijuana cures Alzheimer and Glaucoma, and helps in relieving anxiety as well as slowing down
cancer growth. The existence of beneficial impacts of marijuana has led to calls for its legalization.
In fact, the possession of marijuana in small amounts and controlled usage has been decriminalized

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and legalized in some parts of the world. Several publications have been released regarding the
subject of the legalization ...


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