Persuasive Speech On Legalizing Marijuana

Hello, my name is ___________, and I am going to talk to you today about why marijuana should be legalized in the United States. Marijuana legalization is a very heated topic that has great controversy and is rarely discussed or taken seriously among US politicians because politicians are too preoccupied in preserving their seats in congress, and taking on marijuana legalization would be political suicide. Politicians and the media want the public, to believe that marijuana is a ”gateway drug” that leads to more dangerous drugs. Although, marijuana is non-lethal and is safer than alcohol. It is an established scientific fact that marijuana is not toxic to humans; overdose is nearly impossible, and it is not nearly as addictive as alcohol or tobacco. In fact, it is more likely to become addicted to coffee than it is to this drug. Politics and media are very successful in convincing us that marijuana is not a safe drug. They do this by exaggerating it’s negative side effects and instead of giving proven facts, they use words like ‘may’ or ‘should’ or ‘sometimes’.
Some of the things that we know
I didn’t think so, but marijuana does in reality have tons. For example, marijuana decreases muscle spasms, relieves eye pressure, nausea, and chronic pain, stops convulsions, enhances sleep, and stimulates appetite. It also has very healthy effects, and could be very useful in the treatment of cancer, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, AIDS/HIV, anxiety and panic attacks, Parkinson’s, and sexual dysfunction. Also, marijuana floods the brain with dopamine which causes feelings and hearing to be sharper, jokes to be funnier, sex to be more sensual, colors to be brighter, and music to be more beautiful. Is it any wonder that 14.6 million Americans smoke pot on a regular basis, and over 69 million people over the age of twelve have smoked it at least