Problem o The problem at hand relates to the topic of CBD-only medical marijuana items being introduced to Georgia. o These products help patients with a wide variety of diseases and disorders such as ALS, seizures, cancer, and many more. o The problem at hand lies not in how the products affect people, but how the products get to the people who need them. o Since the states surrounding Georgia such as Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, and North Carolina have not legalized marijuana in any form, patients are subject to harsh penalties by the federal government for obtaining the products because the products would have had to travel through the bordering states to get to them which breaks laws in those listed states. o This adds a constant
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Mill o One part of James Mill’s utilitarianism is stated as, “Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness; wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness” (151). o If one looks at this part of the theory, then James Mill’s view on the illegality more than likely would be that it is morally unsound to prevent patients from getting what they need because the product makes them happy. o He would say the action of preventing the product to be legally obtained is not right because as stated, actions are right when they produce happiness, not the opposite. o In addition to the actions are right perspective, James Mill also said, “Pleasure, and freedom from pain, are the only things desirable as ends” (151). o This supports the guess that he would be against illegality because preventing patients from getting the product results in pain and Mill himself said freedom from pain is a main desire as an …show more content…
o Some people would say that since those terms are so vague, how could one apply it to the topic of medical marijuana. o Another objection to utilitarianism and medical marijuana is that, “Aren’t some pleasures just wrong, however pleasurable they may be?... wrong because we should not take pleasure from these things in the first place” (163). o One last objection to my view is that, “utilitarian language lends itself to easily to offhand self-justification. Whatever I do, I can justify by pointing to happiness”
Mill o One part of James Mill’s utilitarianism is stated as, “Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness; wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness” (151). o If one looks at this part of the theory, then James Mill’s view on the illegality more than likely would be that it is morally unsound to prevent patients from getting what they need because the product makes them happy. o He would say the action of preventing the product to be legally obtained is not right because as stated, actions are right when they produce happiness, not the opposite. o In addition to the actions are right perspective, James Mill also said, “Pleasure, and freedom from pain, are the only things desirable as ends” (151). o This supports the guess that he would be against illegality because preventing patients from getting the product results in pain and Mill himself said freedom from pain is a main desire as an …show more content…
o Some people would say that since those terms are so vague, how could one apply it to the topic of medical marijuana. o Another objection to utilitarianism and medical marijuana is that, “Aren’t some pleasures just wrong, however pleasurable they may be?... wrong because we should not take pleasure from these things in the first place” (163). o One last objection to my view is that, “utilitarian language lends itself to easily to offhand self-justification. Whatever I do, I can justify by pointing to happiness”