written by: Claudi
Benefits of the legalization of cannabis has been known to be diverse as well as controversial, but it can’t be denied that cannabis has helped a lot of people with substantial health issues that normal modern medicine has faltered in. Let’s take a quick look at the benefits of the legalization of cannabis and its effect on the medical professions.
Convenience of medicinal benefits for the people who really need it.
Medical marijuana is known to help people with severe pain, nausea and neurological problems, to name just a few. Without the legalization of cannabis the people who rely on medical marijuana would have to rely on illegal means of getting the drug, pushing the crime rate up and negatively influencing the economy. Some medical professions would agree that the benefits of the legalization of cannabis outweigh the disadvantages by providing people with a drug that is already very high on demand.
Effect on the medical professions.
Although more than half of the United States medical care professionals support the legalization of cannabis, it can’t be denied that it does significantly influence the income of the health care professionals. Since cannabis has been legalized, the health impaired users of cannabis no longer have to attain medical prescriptions for its use, meaning doctor’s visits decrease for chronically ill patients leading to a significant reduction of income. Not all the effects on the medical professions have been negative however. By the legalization of cannabis researchers have opportunity to discover more of its usages, which could expand on the knowledge of medical benefits we are not aware of yet.
In Washington State the economy has the potential to greatly benefit from legalizing pot by taxing it with 25 percent tax on each level of the system. A new bill being proposed by policymakers could potentially lower the tax on businesses, changing the tax policy to a single tax being paid by costumers. The bill, called the Carlyle’s, bill would change the tax structure to a 30 percent tax applied only at the point of sale. The current 25 percent tax is applied to recreational marijuana three times as it goes from grower to producer to processor. More profits could be made under this new tax law favoring producers and sellers, and giving businesses the opportunity to expand. The new bill would also give cannabis businesses access to traditional banking services.
By legalizing cannabis, the citizens of Washington have been able to own and manage collective gardens, thereby providing donations to medical marijuana dispensaries legally. These donations have helped the medical marijuana dispensaries to flourish and provide medical relief to those that really need it. The new bill in the U.S. Senate would also allow doctors providing medical attention through the Veterans Health Administration, to legally authorize cannabis for veterans and patients alike.
