VINCENT ANDREI C.

BEJOC II AMETHYST

FEBRUARY 18, 2019 POSITION PAPER

“ MARIJUANA FOR THE BETTER FUTURE.”

Marijuana is a kind of plant that narrates dried flowers, seeds, grasses ad is a common name use for a
drug made from carrabis satira – a plant. It is 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 flowers of Cannabis sativa. Other
names to described a marijuana are; bhang, ganja hemp and hope. Marijuana drug has been used in some
countries not just for their own pleasure but it’s for medical treatment or purposes. In the Philippine congress,
the legalization of marijuana is the hardest issue that has been presented in the congress. But our Philippine
congress is afraid to legalized the marijuana because it can used in some aspects that is not related in medical
purposes. We are all familiar about the Oplan Tokhang of The Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte that
focus about illegal drugs such as Shabu and Marijuana. But according to our Philippine congress, President
Duterte Legalized the Marijuana in our country because of its positive effect in the PHILIPINOS in terms of
their health.

The main psychoactive (mind-altering) chemical in marijuana, responsible for most of the intoxicating
effects that people seek, is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The chemical is found in resin produced by the
leaves and buds primarily of the female cannabis plant. The plant also contains more than 500 other chemicals,
including more than 100 compounds that are chemically related to THC, called cannabinoid.

And with these I am favor about the legalization of Marijuana because of the positive and good effect
that will bring to the Filipino Citizen. In our country there is an specific decease that is relevant now a days such
as nausea and vomiting, but according to my research that Chemotherapy used to treat cancer and almost
completely eliminate vomiting. And also more individual compound in cannabis are being found to be
beneficial, when isolated such as CBD has options without the “ high “ produced by the compound commonly
known a THC. According to some studies, Marijuana has been used for centuries as a natural medicinal agent
and good effect. The legalization of Marijuana is very beneficial to the people. As I said erlier that cannabis can
reduce or lessen some deceases because it has some chemicals that can produce vitamins about an specific
decease.

Here in the Philippines when they hear Marijuana it will comes to their mind that they are addicted.
But they didn’t know the good benefits that will bring to their lives that can help to maintain good health when
they take the Marijuana. We all know that marijuana is not good when they take it with irresponsibility. In
marijuana there are some studies that it can lessen your health problems with good medication of Marijuana.
With this legalization of Marijuana we can have a good, peace and safety living with taking marijuana. his
tension, between a widespread belief that marijuana is an effective treatment for a wide assortment of ailments
and a lack of scientific knowledge on its effects, has been somewhat exacerbated in recent times by a drive
toward legalization. Twenty-nine states plus the District of Columbia have now made marijuana available for
medical — and, in some states, recreational — purposes.
 Here are some sample of decease that can reduce with taking Marijuana. First the Chronic pain. Last
year, a large review from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine assessed more than
10,000 scientific studies on the medical benefits and adverse effects of marijuana.One area that the report
looked closely at was the use of medical marijuana to treat chronic pain. Chronic pain is a leading cause of
disability, affecting more than 25 million adults in the U.S.The review found that marijuana, or products
containing cannabinoids — which are the active ingredients in marijuana, or other compounds that act on the
same receptors in the brain as marijuana — are effective at relieving chronic pain. Second the alcoholism and
drug addiction.

Another comprehensive review of evidence, published last year in the journal Clinical Psychology
Review, revealed that using marijuana may help people with alcohol or opioid dependencies to fight their
addictions. But this finding may be contentious; the National Academies of Sciences review suggests that
marijuana use actually drives increased risk for abusing, and becoming dependent on, other substances. And
most important life threatening decease is Cancer. Evidence suggests that oral cannabinoids are effective
against nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy, and some small studies have found that smoked
marijuana may also help to alleviate these symptoms.

In conclusion, trying another kind of medicine in your medication is not bad. Like marijuana that can
reduce or lessen some illness. Let’s be open minded about the happenings in our life. Marijuana is not just for
pleasure or hobby of one person, it is also a kind of drug that can help you feel better. Use Marijuana in a good
way not in a bad way. Because taking Marijuana in a bad way can bring you to a risk that can change you whole
entire life. Be responsible, Be the voice, Legalization of Marijuana for a good and better living.