Current Issues #2

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"Igisomar bats anew for responsible use of marijuana"

Senator Igisomar supports the use of marijuana for medical use. To prevent minors from having marijuana, they would have to be at a certain age to have it. Just like tobacco and alcohol, they have to be 18 to buy tobacco and 21 to buy alcoholic drinks.

Ray Yumul is running against Igisomar on November. Yumul is for personal use of marijuana. If this were to happen, it would become an addiction to people. Some people say that marijuana is a beginning drug and people would want the same sensation but stronger. This will lead to people doing more exotic drugs such as methamphetamine or also known as ice. Understanding the concerns of both groups who disagree and agree on the idea of legalizing marijuana, there will be challenges. He wants people to understand that there are positive effects from marijuana.

I definitely think that these representatives should keep in mind that anything that deals with drugs, people will continue to abuse it. If they do legalize marijuana, many people will have access, whether it is for those people who are chronically ill. More people will want more drugs. Legalizing marijuana is like legalizing all types of drugs, to some people. Marijuana will definitely have a big impact to the environment, economy, as well as the tourism.

Marijuana has its benefits to those people who are chronically ill. The use of marijuana help those people who have muscle spasm, chronic pain, glaucoma, epilepsy, vomiting during chemotherapy and reduce nausea and improve the appetite for those people who have Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. These people who have any of these can only get it from the pharmacy, only if it legalized. Getting these from the pharmacy costs a lot. It will be around 500 to 800 dollars.

Although, the purpose of this is for medical purposes, but there are people who are not thinking that way. The problem to this is that patients, who receive this treatment, might only get it to sell it to other people. These representatives need to think outside the box, like what it may lead to. There are people out there who will take advantage of this.

Due to that fact, people should be aware and prevent any future complications. Marijuana should stay as an illegal drug whether it is for medical purpose or not. No matter the benefits, we all got to this about the economy and environment for ourselves and the tourism industry.

This is up to the people around us and voting for the representatives who should be running. Positive or negative effects, it affects the people around us, especially to those who abuses this natural herb. There are people who do their research to find the pros and cons to this, although weed is a beginning drug that leads to hardcore drugs.

There are representatives who are just saying this stuff, to get people’s attention and to get their votes. Once they’ve been elected, the words and promises that were said will slowly be forgotten.