Why marijuana wellness is a bunch of crapness.
The argument that all marijuana use is medicinal, or wellness, is very obtuse in its very essence, because is it only applicable in California. I use medical marijuana for my depression, which has more or less been constant in most of my life since I was in high school. I’ve been on a variety of antidepressants since I was around 16, and none of them have worked as well as smoking marijuana. This would clearly be a case that yes I am benefiting from consuming marijuana in a medicinal sense. Except no state other than California acknowledges that my use of marijuana as medicinal. Every state, other than California, list of medicinal uses are very narrow and involve chronic pain, anorexia, cancer, AIDS, and other debilitating illnesses which I do not have any of those illnesses. So the argument that all marijuana use is medicinal use works in California, because in California the law clearly states that if you think marijuana helps you and your doctor agrees then you are a medical marijuana candidate. This includes therapeutic use as well. So arguing that all use is medicinal use, or wellness, is a poor argument for marijuana because you are arguing on logic, which may be held by common cannabis enthusiasts, is not held by anyone else. By arguing all marijuana is medicinal use, or wellness, it’s making an argument on the foundation which isn’t held, or even known, by many. This argument is essentially a riddle and logical intelligent debate is not on the foundation of riddles.
Marijuana is a schedule one drug, which means it has no medicinal value. So claiming that all marijuana use is wellness is making an argument that the government doesn’t even acknowledge and individuals will have trouble grasping as well. By fighting that all use is wellness and medicinal without the groundwork of reclassifying marijuana is fighting a fight completely ass backwards. The important thing to do is to make people educated about all of the wonderful benefits that marijuana has to offer first we must have them accept that marijuana is not a dangerous drug and that marijuana is classified incorrectly on the drug scheduling list. So arguing on logic that isn’t universally held I consider to be a piss poor way to educate people on the wonderful delightful benefits of marijuana.
Marijuana by being a schedule one drug means that it is highly addictive and holds no medicinal benefits what so ever. Now there is a mountain of anecdotal evidence suggesting that marijuana is the farthest thing from a schedule one substance. Under this umbrella of logical fallacy cocaine, meth, opium, ketamine, and steroids are all safer than marijuana. Even though marijuana has never caused a death and studies show that caffeine is more addictive and habit forming than marijuana.
There is also the problem of maintaining the system of medicinal marijuana, and the question of “Do I really need to see a doctor?” I smoked marijuana for years before becoming a medical marijuana patient. I knew long before I went to a doctor that marijuana benefited me a great deal by consuming it on a regular schedule. When I went to the doctor everything she told me I was already well aware of in my years of researching marijuana. So why exactly do I need to go see a doctor once a year and pay them around a 100 dollars for a quick chat, exam, and to be told information I’m already aware of? I think as a free intelligent individual I am fully capable of making an informed decision of if marijuana benefits me or not. Paying a doctor annually simply takes money out of my pocket, and gives it to someone else, for no good reason. Sure people could benefit from talking to a doctor if they’ve never used marijuana and they are unsure if medical marijuana is for them then a doctor may be of some use, but that should be a decision between a patient and a doctor. Handing over a piece of paper stating I’m a medical marijuana patient isn’t making cannabis any safer for individuals. Doctors have no real knowledge of marijuana and the countless strains that are out there.
Medical marijuana is nice, but it should not be the end goal of the marijuana community. The only way to allow the marijuana industry to be able to thrive is through complete legalization. This country flourished because of hemp and all of its industrial uses. It was once considered legal tender and Thomas Jefferson risked his life smuggling hemp seeds out of China are just two of the many fun facts about marijuana embedded in American history. With a continuing downward spiral of America today one thing that can save it is jobs/industry/business, and one way to help create some jobs and some industry is with complete legalization, of both marijuana and hemp. We would create an industry that can supply a lot of jobs and income for struggling America at the very least.