Quick Facts on Medical Marijuana
Smoke-able vs Smokeless
- Smoking marijuana causes a number of health issues similar to those caused by smoking tobacco
- With known disadvantages of smoking, there are questions about benefits of smoking marijuana
- There is discussion of keeping it illegal to smoke marijuana, but allow the drug to be consumed in other pharmaceutical methods
- Pharmaceutical marijuana is a pill or oil with marijuana base but without THC1. (THC is the component that causes the "high")
Increase in Crime
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Healthcare's Opinion on Medical Marijuana
- It is difficult to determine the outcomes of smoking medical marijuana due to strict federal laws that make it hard to obtain legally for studies
- Many states with legal medical marijuana do not have high instances of prescriptions from doctors. For instance, in Colorado a survey of doctors shows that only 31% of doctors have ever recommended marijuana for patients 4.
- The chemical make up of the drug is unclear and may possess harmful toxins
Employment and Financial Effects of Medicinal Marijuana
- The increased economic benefits of a new medicinal or recreational marijuana state are accompanied by rising land costs due to the new land use for marijuana growth that is needed for the industry3
- Studies show the negative effects of cannabis on learning and memory. It may also negatively impact attention, concentration, and abstract reasoning 5.
- Many employers may consider it important to keep cannabis out of the work place for these reasons, but a law legalizing medicinal marijuana may make that difficult
Transportation Facts Involving Medicinal Marijuana
- The drug impairs cognitive abilities needed for safe driving5
- One small joint can impair a person's ability to safely operate a vehicle5
- Depth perception and distance awareness fades, increasing more automobile deaths
Impacts of Legalization
Make The New Year's Resolution
Ohioans need to know where we stand on attempts to increase easy access to drugs and highly intoxicating substances. Without our voice speaking out, a vocal minority will continue to increase easy access to drugs and highly intoxicating substances. In the last several years a number of bills have passed making positive changes and improving our ability to make decisions to partake or not in enhanced entertainment options. But we have gone far enough. Take this survey to let Ohioans know where you stand on easy access to drugs and highly intoxicating substances.
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References
1. http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.answers.php?questionID=000089
2. http://www.ucrdatatool.gov/Search/Crime/State/StatebyState.cfm
3 .http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2015/01/colorado-legal-marijuana-charts-statistics
4. http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.answers.php?questionID=000085
5. http://journals.lww.com/joem/Fulltext/2015/05000/Medical_Marijuana_in_the_Workplace__Challenges_and.6.aspx
2. http://www.ucrdatatool.gov/Search/Crime/State/StatebyState.cfm
3 .http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2015/01/colorado-legal-marijuana-charts-statistics
4. http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.answers.php?questionID=000085
5. http://journals.lww.com/joem/Fulltext/2015/05000/Medical_Marijuana_in_the_Workplace__Challenges_and.6.aspx