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The Effects of Marijuana in the 21st Century

Introduction

Marijuana has been used since the 18th century for pain relieving purposes. For past few decades, it has been an argument whether to legalize Marijuana or not. However, the medical benefits associated with the drug supports the legalization. Since, it is a naturally grown herb; it may reduce the side effects of chemically processed medicines (1-800 Medical Marijuana, 2010). Patients suffering from various diseases can be treated by making efficient use of Marijuana. In this paper, we discuss some of the major medical benefits of the drug. We also highlight the financial benefits associated with the legalization of this drug.

Medical benefits of Marijuana

Medical purposes of Marijuana are no doubt, the most leading and convincing perspective in its legalization. Marijuana has proven to have long lasting, widespread and far reaching medical benefits. The constituents of Marijuana include about 400 chemicals, out of which many are considered to be beneficial for health. For Example, THC (TetraHydroCannibinol) is beneficial for mind altering purpose.

The potential of Marijuana for treating various diseases is unquestionable as it affects the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) of the body in a unique way. Due to this effect, the breath is expanded and the body gets relaxed.

In this section we will discuss few medical benefits and treatments of Marijuana, due to which it has been in use in this advanced century.

Effect on Appetite

Marijuana stimulates the metabolism process of the body and therefore, it has a positive impact on appetite stimulation. It is not recommended for healthy persons to use Marijuana for increasing their appetite, but it has significant improvement effects on the appetite of patients of diseases such as cancer or AIDS. Thus in such patients, Marijuana can be used for the treatments of problems such as lack of appetite, eating disorders and unintentional weight loss. As without recovering the weight loss, the disease cannot be properly treated, therefore Marijuana may play a vital role in treatment of critical diseases.

Effects on Brain

It is the physiological fact that, the effect on ANS by the use of Marijuana results in enhancing both sides of the brain (Bello J., 2007, pp.35). Both the right brain reception and left brain perception are enhanced simultaneously under this effect. As a result, more blood and cleaner blood reaches the brain. With the increased amount of blood, more oxygen is provided to the brain, which provides the person with the ability to think clearly and broadly. Due to this fact, the creativity of a person improves.

In addition to having the positive effects on the healthy person's brain, the drug also helps the patients suffering from brain cancer. It promotes the death of cancer cells by forcing them to feed upon themselves. As a result, the tumors may shrink without having any toxic effect for the patient.

Effects on heart

When a person ingests marijuana, his heart gets swelled through capillary enhancement. The heart gets fueled with ...