Why are people scared of medical marijuana being legalized? Perhaps people think that it is a gateway drug, and people will start using hard core drugs. Another reason is that people will probably over use it and sell it more illegally, but people think that it can be good alternative also. Because pain pills are not as effective as medical marijuana, it should be offered as an option (Szalavitz).
There are good and bad things about smoking medical marijuana (weed). One of the bad things is that the inhale of smoke is bad for your throat and lungs. Also, in men it reduces the sexual reproduction which means that sperm count will be lower than normal, and the sperm will not be as fertile. In females, it can interrupt the menstrual cycle. It can also cause you to have blackouts, and you will not be able to remember what happens when you smoke. For pregnant women, they should not smoke until they have their baby. If they smoke while they are pregnant, they could have an undersized, underweight baby. Like anything that you can smoke it will affect you physically. For example, you will lose your breath easier; you will cough more, etc... These are only a few of the bad effects of smoking marijuana, and I understand why the people in Georgia do not want to legalize it, but it can help people with serious medical conditions (Harmful Effects of Marijuana).
There are not only bad effects of smoking weed, there are many good ones. There is this article about this girl that had 300 seizures a week, and she was prescribed a strain of medical marijuana. The marijuana has helped many. Instead of having 300 seizures a week, she only has one every seven days. There is also a chemical in marijuana that causes cancer to stop from spreading. THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) also slows the progression of Alzheimer’s disease by slowing the formation of amyloid plaques by blocking the enzyme in the brain that makes them. These plaques are what kill brain