If you are a hopeless patient and fighting severe pain due to illness, you would probably favor using marijuana for pain relief. Legalizing the medical marijuana is one of the most controversial issues in today's society. Marijuana or cannabis is widely used around the world. It causes hallucinations, disorientations, and feelings of exhilaration, and thereby reduces anxiety. Those who are in favor of legalization, however, argue that the current drug laws do more harm than good. In my opinion, legalizing marijuana causes even more serious problems- drug addiction, and other various physical and psychological problems.
             First, beyond Prohibition group who are in favor of marijuana legalization says, "Making pot legal and levying hefty taxes would benefit national economy" (O'Brian, A., 2004). However, legalizing marijuana will cause the even more serious problem. The treatment using marijuana is like an endless war. The medicine has to be prescribed by a physician, and the process of getting the approval is long. Marijuana is not effective for the treatment. It only relieves the pain for a few hours at a time and does not help in any way in treating the illness. Marijuana is addictive. It eventually leads patients to use even more destructive drugs. Even if the treatment ends successfully, there is no guarantee that addiction will end. The U.S administration's goal is to reduce drug use of teenagers and adults by 10 percent in the next two years, and 25 percent in five years: "President Bush has committed $1.6 billion in federal resources over the next five years for treatment and is asking for $3.8 billion from Congress"(CNN News, September 16, 2002). Experts agree that the main attribute to the cause is the societal acceptance of marijuana and its tolerance among young people.
             Second, many critics argue that the current laws waste police time. Arresting people for smoking marijuana prevents police officers from arrest...