Ethical Issues in Medical Marijuana

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Hazards of Medical Marijuana.
A constant debate on the medical usage of Marijuana arises from the science of medicine as it also does from cultures, conflicting values, and politics. Arguments that array pharmaceutical product sourcing from plants have justified the usage of the plant in treating medical conditions dealing with nausea and pain in patients. This debate has created an ethical dilemma in some states where the distribution and possession of therapeutic cannabis have been forenamed illegal.
Marijuana consists of dried flowers, stems, seeds and leaves of the hemp plant. The plant also referred to as Cannabis sativa, comprises of the brain-altering delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) chemical and compounds related to it (Balakrishnan 26). The plant can also be used to make extracts of THC for various purposes. Marijuana has been aforementioned to be the most widely used illicit drug in the United States (Balakrishnan 30). Medical Marijuana is a term used to refer to the utilization of the entire natural cannabis plant or the essential extracts acquired from it for the treatment of certain symptoms. The marijuana plant has not been fully approved or recognized as a medicinal drug by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (Berlatsky 27). Scientific research on some of the chemicals in marijuana has nonetheless led to the FDA approving two medications containing the marijuana chemicals. The two approved drugs are in pill f…