Argumentative Essay: Why Cannabis Should Be Legal

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Cannabis Should Be Legal.

Take drug is not that bad because it depends on your purpose. There are many types of drug that are illegal and cannabis is also included. I agree with others that many types of drug should be illegal but not cannabis. Cannabis or weed is a plant that people bring it to dry out and smoke like a cigarette. In cannabis, there is THC (Tetrahydro cannabinol) that a specialist can use it in positive way. There are many benefits from THC such as preventing Alzheimer's, decreasing anxiety, and helping eliminate nightmares. According to Marijuana's Active Ingredient May Slow Progression Of Alzheimer's Disease research (Kim Janda, 2006) which said that THC can prevent Alzheimer's even Dr.Worawut Jarernsiri, a doctor from Bangkok Health center, said in his article from Bangkok Health (2014) that cannabis will destroy brain cell and lead to Alzheimer's disease. According to Marijuana's Active Ingredient May Slow Progression Of Alzheimer's Disease research (Kim Janda, 2006), THC which is the active ingredient in cannabis can slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease. THC will slow the formation of amyloid plaques by blocking the enzyme in the brain that make them. These plaques kill the brain cells and potentially lead to Alzheimer's disease. So we can summarize that THC in cannabis can prevent Alzheimer's disease.
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According to Harvard University's research (2010), some of the drug's benefits may actually be reduced anxiety, which would improve the smoker's mood and act as a sedative in low dose. However, higher dose may increase anxiety, so users have to use the right amount of cannabis. So we can summarize that cannabis can decrease anxiety in low dose but may increase anxiety in high