Legalization Of Marijuan The Time For Change - 1359 Words

Legalization of Marijuana: The Time for Change Marijuana has been an ongoing controversial issue for quite some time now. According to the national institution on drug abuse, â€Å"Marijuana—also called weed, herb, pot, grass, bud, ganja, Mary Jane, and a vast number of other slang terms—is a greenish-gray mixture of the dried, shredded leaves and flowers of Cannabis sativa— the hemp plant.† (National Institution on Drug Abuse). Today twenty-three states and the District of Columbia currently have laws legalizing marijuana in some form. Four states including Washington State, Oregon, Alaska and Colorado, have legalized marijuana for not only medical use but recreational use as well. Certain people may view marijuana as a relaxing herb as†¦show more content†¦We need to take a stand to be able to be for as well as opposed to the legalization of marijuana. In 2900 B.C. Chinese Emperor Fu Hsi was the first person to use marijuana in a medical way. This history of cannabis use dates back to the Chinese Emperor Shen Nung during 2727 B.C. It wasn’t until the 16th century that marijuana was introduced to the United States of America. It was until 1545 that marijuana spread to the western hemisphere. Marijuana was brought over by the Spanish to be used for its fiber. Later in the 19th marijuana was used in make cloth and rope. Its seeds were also used for animal feed and its oils were later used for the foundation of paint. Today the common use of cannabis medicinal or recreational. The drug may also be used for spiritual/religious use. It wasn’t until 1937 when the Marijuana Tax act was involved. The Tax act placed a tax on the sale of marijuana. In 1969, the act was overturned in the Leary V. United States. This case was against a gentlemen named Timothy Leary who violated the Marijuana Tax Act. Leary later challenged the act and eventually won his case. Today, marijuana can we used by vaporizing (which is ba sed off of temperature). Other ways of using marijuana include smoking (joints or out of a pipe) as well as edibles (adding marijuana to different types of food such as brownies, cookies, and tea). Fundamentally, marijuana should be legalized because of its use for medication, if is its legalized then that