Should Marijuana be Legalized for AIDS Use? :: social issues

Should Marijuana be Legalized for AIDS Use?Fifteen years ago the word AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) was just now used in the United States. Today, its on the cover of every newspaper, and parents and kids discuss it regularly in the household. It is no longer considered roughone elses problem it is now everyones problem. non a day goes by that a person doesnt worry about AIDS. The fear of AIDS is heightened only by the fact that there is no cure. deal with AIDS must live with the fact that they are eventually going to die. Their death comes slowly and painfully. Each day they take pills and shots that provide temporary relief, notwithstanding in the long run, they only make matters worse. Some pills side effects are worse than some of the diseases symptoms. What if there was a medicine that could ease some of this pain? Scientists and researchers seem to believe that they have found this miracle drug. Believe it or not, this miracle drug has been used for decades. Just recently, medical doctors suggested that marijuana be used to take some symptoms of AIDS. This proposal brings forth both medical and ethical questions. Why exactly should marijuana be legalized for AIDS use? Many doctors believe that ganja is particularly useful in the treatment of AIDS Wasting Syndrome. They believe that it causes the patient to develop an appetite, therefore causing them to gain weight. It is also believed that marijuana helps save nausea caused by AIDS and other AIDS treatments. Patients have gone on record stating that marijuana has helped tremendously in the relief of AIDS associate illnesses. If marijuana has been used for so many an(prenominal) years why are we just now recognizing its medical potential? Marijuana has been suggested for medical use for many years, and yet it has always been put on the back burner. This brings up the ethical side of the argument. In the past decades marijuana has been highly abused. The main concern of legalizing th is drug is that the government is making it easier for anyone to buy it on the street. The government also wants to get the point across that smoking throw outnabis isnt going to make the disease go away it may only help stop some of the pain. This argument doesnt seem to have a correct answer. On one hand we can lock down and keep marijuana away from our children, and on the other we can let sick people suffer.