AGAINST MEDICINAL MARIJUANA

AS A MEDICAL OPTION
The Professional Report

THESIS:
Medical marijuana is a polarizing social issue that has
long been debated in our nation. The use of medical marijuana
is an unnecessary, unproven approach to dealing with health
concerns, which may cause more harm than good.

THE PRO CON CHART

The Cons of Medicinal Marijuana
The use of medical marijuana is an unnecessary, unproven
approach to dealing with health concerns, which may cause
more harm than good.

The Pros of Medicinal Marijuana

Medical marijuana may cause side effects to the user

and cause more harm than benefit. These are health concerns
like memory loss, apathy, and problems with our lungs from
smoking for instance.
Self-medication may cause people to become their
own Pharmicist and not see a doctor, which may lead to
complications from health issues not being treated properly.
Opponents will say that marijuana is a harmless drug that helps
people manage medical issues when conventional means fail.
New research refutes this claim as it has been documented to
be a gateway drug that can lead to harder drug use in the
future.

It alleviates pain

It has less side-effects than other pain

killers on the market

It has successfully alleviated

symptoms of: Aids, Cancer, Anxiety,
Eating Disorders, and Epileptic
Seizures

MARIJUANA HAS BEEN PROVEN TO BE A

GATEWAY DRUG THAT LEADS TO STRONGER
DRUG USE IN THE FUTURE.
CBC News

Marijuana is still a drug and thus very addictive and can lead to a strong dependence.

CONCLUSION

In conclusion, marijuana is not needed due to other legal

and, safe prescriptions available. It is an unnecessary risk
that can lead to harder drug use that can lead to other
long-term health problems. This professional report has
successfully proven this by utilizing the three critical
arguments: i) medical marijuana is unnecessary. ii) many
side-effects, and unknown long-term effects, and iii)
marijuana is a gateway drug.