The Benefits Of Marijuana In Sports

The “gateway” drug is not as bad as people make of it. Marijuana is not socially acceptable by the society, people believe it is harmful to the body and that it has no help for anyone. The drug also has health benefits, but people still do not want the drug legalized. Since they have known about the drug, there has not been any scientifically proven facts that it is physically addicting. The only way it hurts the body is if it is abused by the person, but it is the same way with alcohol, or even with cigarettes. People just need to use it for the good of their health and not abuse the substance. Marijuana is the second most popular drug, behind alcohol. Marijuana has some of the same effects that alcohol has; like it impairs reaction time, comprehension, and problem solving abilities. If alcohol is legal, then why is not marijuana, since it has some of the same effects on people as alcohol does? Marijuana should be legalized in all of the states because it has health benefits for others, it is not bad for a health, and it would help the revenue of states increase. Marijuana has been used to get euphoria for awhile, which alters the person’s mood and makes them feel good. It was described as a Chinese medicine in 2737 B.C. It has been used as a medicine since ancient time, and it is still used today. Then it spread to Europe and North America. It was grown for a source of fiber in these two nations. It was used a lot in World War two, to deal with the pains from wounds, and even sickness during the war (“History of Marijuana”). This drug has been used to help people not only in war, but also in pain since the ancient times, and it has been useful more than harmful. In 1850 to 1942 marijuana was used in the United States for labor pains, nausea, and rheumatism. In the 1930’s the Federal Bureau of Narcotics conducted a campaign and said that marijuana is a powerful and addictive drug. After it was illegal to have marijuana, the hippies used it as a way to rebel against the government (“History of Marijuana”). The medical use for marijuana has been known for awhile, and it is more helpful than detrimental to society. The Controlled Substance Act of 1970 classified marijuana in the same category as LSD and heroin as a schedule one drug. The drug was having a high abuse rate among teens. Marijuana was on a decline trend in the 1970’s . There was a lot of smuggling of drugs across the borders from Mexico into California. In 1982, the Drug Enforcement Administration, started watching marijuana farms in America. Then the trend reversed and marijuana became more popular in the early 1990’s, especially among teenagers(“History of Marijuana”). Marijuana seems to be getting more and more socially accepted. The drug, Marijuana, has been decriminalized …show more content…
The players are wanting it to not be a banned substance in the sports because it is a good way of dealing with the pain of playing everyday. The team watches to make sure they don’t abuse the drug and only use it if they have to because if they use it too much it can affect their play in a bad way, but if they use it just for injuries it would help them be ready to play in every game without aches and pains(“Smoke Signals”). If marijuana is used in the right way then it would help the athletes, but if they abuse the substance then it would hurt their game play and would not help the …show more content…
People also think that if a person is caught with possession of marijuana that it should not lead to jail time. Only twenty two percent think it should be jail time. The views of legalization of marijuana remain divided between political, age, and ethnicity. Most younger people think it should be legalized, but when people get older the percentages get closer and closer, and eventually pass and older the person the more they think it should not be legal ("Section 2: Views of Marijuana – Legalization, Decriminalization, Concerns”). Marijuana is more socially accepted by younger groups of people, rather than the older people, but there are some health risk with marijuana that is not very