Summary Of Why I Changed My Mind On Weed By Sanjay Gupta

In “Why I Changed My Mind on Weed,” written by Sanjay Gupta, he talks about how medical marijuana is a solution for many people’s health problems; it is hard to research and there is a small percentage of people that are dependent on it. Marijuana is hard to research because “you need weed and weed is illegal”(Gupta 39). Second of all, “ you need approval, they need the approval of the National Institute on Drug Abuse which studies, drug abuse not the benefits” (Gupta 39). So getting their approval is very tough; only 3 percent of researchers are studying their benefits while everyone else is studying why marijuana is a bad thing. Lastly, only a small percentage of people are dependant on it. “About 9-10 percent of people are dependent on marijuana, whereas cocaine hooks 20 percent of those who use it, 25 percent of heroin users become
I think that if there are more benefits than harmful effects then the government should make weed legal. This information in the article increased my understanding on this particular issue because the author states that marijuana is not a gateway drug. He also states that it could help people who have health problems. Medical marijuana may be the only substance that helps compared to prescription medication. Many people move to states that have legalized weed to help their children. They would not have to move across the country to get it for themselves or their children. Medical marijuana helps people who have anxiety, seizures, and pain from chemotherapy.“The evidence is overwhelming that marijuana can relieve certain types of pain, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms caused by such illnesses as multiple sclerosis, cancer and AIDS — or by the harsh drugs sometimes used to treat them. And it can do so with remarkable safety. Indeed, marijuana is less toxic than many of the drugs that physicians prescribe every