Marijuana
is known for its medical use. It is commonly known that marijuana indeed does
help patients suffering from chronic pain. Marijuana is also known to be a
great painkiller. It can help with stress, relieve headaches and can
significantly increase your appetite. Many patients with eating disorders have
restored to using medical marijuana. Intake of cannabis is known to give users
what we refer to as “the case of the munchies”.
However
use of marijuana also carries many negative effects. In our brain our pleasure,
memory, thinking, concentration, sensory and time perception is heavily
influenced by cannabinoid receptors. The receptors are activated by chemicals that
are similar to those that are released when an individual consumes THC. When these
receptors receive high volumes of these chemicals both from those produced in
our body and those consumed from smoking marijuana, it harms these receptors
which leads to complications in the functions that are influenced by these
receptors. This basically means heavy usage can lead too short term memory loss
and slower reaction times.
To
sum it up, marijuana isn’t perfect. Yes there are some negative health effects,
but these are in situations when an individual is consuming excessive amounts
of it. The way I see it is everything should be done or consumed in moderation.
Too much of anything is not good for our body, no matter what it is. We have
exposure to tobacco products and alcohol which can do significant damage to our
health and can lead to death, but we are not allowed to relax and smoke a
joint? I don’t see the justice in that,
but that is my point of view, what is your? What do you think?
Sources:
- http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/health-headlines/pot-should-be-legalized-and-regulated-like-alcohol-says-addiction-centre-1.2046372
- http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/marijuana
- http://o.canada.com/news/national/the-pros-and-cons-of-pot
- http://search.proquest.com.library.sheridanc.on.ca/docview/199053491?pq-origsite=summon
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