The Law and Marijuana 👮🏼
The Law and Marijuana 👮🏼
According to UK law marijuana is categorised as a Class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act. It was originally a Class C drug but was reclassified to a Class B drug due to recommendations made by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD).
Scientific Reasons Why Cannabis Prohibition Is Stupid
Cannabis is one of the oldest cultivated crops
Archeological evidence suggests that cannabis may be one of the oldest crops cultivated by humans. The plants thought to have been used for their psychoactive properties and their healing benefits have been found in burial chambers and tombs dating back to 2,700 years ago.One report even suggests that a young woman was using cannabis to ease symptoms of breast cancer 2,500 years ago. Instead of using this information to learn more about why cannabis was so essential to human ancestors, prohibition disconnects us from the traditional knowledge that aided human survival for centuries.
Cannabis study is critical for understanding contemporary disease
Today, the cannabis plant has shown a unique potential to treat some of the most complex contemporary diseases in laboratory trials. These include diabetes, cancer, seizure disorders, and chronic pain. Modern medicine has yet to come up with adequate, non-invasive solutions to these problems.Based on the available research thus far, cannabis has a high margin of safety and is generally well-tolerated among patients of all different kinds.It was through the study of cannabis that scientists discovered the endo cannabinoid system, which is one of the largest neurotransmitter networks in the body. Prior to cannabis research, no one knew that this network existed.Though the plant may not hold all of the answers, already, researching the plant has paved the way to new understandings of disease. To continue to develop these understandings, scientists need to be able to cultivate and freely research the plant.
Humans don’t know much about plants
In the past two decades, scientists have learned many astounding things about plants. Plants have been found to have memory. Research suggest that at least some plants nurture their young through chemical signalling. Some experts even argue that plants have “sight”, though not in the way that humans or animals do.Rather, as Daniel Chamovitz, author of What a Plant Knows, suggests, plants may be able to “see” by interpreting and reacting to different colours and types of light.When it comes to uncovering the secrets of the natural world, researchers have barely scratched the surface. The cannabis plant produces over 400 distinct chemical compounds. Evidence suggests that these chemicals interact with each other to produce synergistic effects in humans.In plants, some of these compounds may act as a complex defence system, comparable to an external chemical immune system. Prohibition prevents scientists from being able to study this alternate type of immunity, which means that medical professionals are blocked from potentially life-saving new medicines.
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Great article and photos. I still can't believe it is still illegal in most of the United States... land of the free? They would rather have us kill ourselves with alcohol and cigarettes. I believe that any adult should be able to put any substance they want into their body in their own home. But marijuana prohibition is ridiculous. Have an awesome day!
The thing is most people are aware of the laws to follow them but don't question who are making these laws. This is the reason it takes too long to make progression. If only people knew that all the laws they're following, violates their basic human rights, for example, to be healthy and have access to real medicine like weed.