Marijuana and the country we’re living today!
Indonesian society should welcome marijuana to develop and increase
their country to be not left behind anymore. Cannabis or as known as Marijuana,
actually is a famous plant or drugs that have thousands benefit for human life
and it grow up quite well in Indonesia country. Unfortunately the image of
marijuana in Indonesia is not as good as its benefit, the lack education and information
about this precious plant, make Lot of Indonesian society just look the
negative side of marijuana as it rumored, and judge it as a disgusting and
useless plant that will give lot of dispute and destroy the future of the
country. Indonesia does not legalize any kind of the production. They claimed that
marijuana contain 60 substance or called as cannabinoids and Tetra Hydro Canabinol(THC)
that can give an euphoria feeling which is very extremely dangerous addictive for
the user. Actually if the society try to look it from another angle and learn
the educational information about marijuana further, this substance is not
dangerous as it is rumored on the television, newspaper or so on. Every inch of
marijuana plants is precious and can be used for industrial matter, medical treatment,
and many more. That is why based on that case, we know how much positive impact
that we can get from marijuana, and why we should consider the legalization to create
a better future based on Four palpable reason we recall next: 1. Marijuana
could have a big medical use for Indonesian Cancer patients, 2. The abundant alternative
use of Marijuana, 3. The increasing impact in economics sector, 4.Tackling the
black market.
Lets begin with the first one, the legalization of marijuana can increase
the life chance for all of the cancer patient in Indonesia. The number of cancer patient in Indonesia
is increasing day by day. Based on the data from Riset Kesehatan Dasar from 2007
(Riskesdas) there around 5,7% people die because of cancer disease in
Indonesia. Unfortunately this situation is getting worse! Because there not lot
of adequate hospital that can provide proper and enough drugs to cure cancer
patient. Actually if we
just look at this plant straight as the medical drugs, we will see that the
only solution is to sit on the table with our government support the
researchers in Indonesia to develop and provide medical treatments for every cancer
patients in Indonesia. Nowadays there
are lots of big country in the world that do the research to improve the use of
marijuana for human health, and the result of the research always show the improvement
and give the satisfying result. Based on medical article in Discovery health, using
marijuana is a good choice to decrease the nausea of chemotherapy side effect,
and to decrease and kill cancer cell as well. This statement is strengthened by
the researcher in California Pasific Medical Centre San Fransisco. They spent almost
20 years to research the substance in marijuana and the result is very
satisfying as expected. They found the substance in marijuana can kill cancer
cell and prevent the growth as well. Beside that there are lot of cancer
patient that successfully beat cancer disease using marijuana as their drugs
treatment. For instance the cancer survivor Mike Cutler 63 years old from East
Sussesx Inggris cured his cancer with Marijuana. In fact in 2009 he got transplantation,
but apparently the transplantation did not show great improvement and the
cancer cell strike back other part of his body in 2012. Surpsingly his life has
change when he found out medical information mentioned that cancer can be cured
with marijuana. He tried it and the result was very surprising. Because his
regular use with using marijuana as a treatment,
his body getting better day after day and finally defeated his cancer disease. Based
on that story, we can imagine how much Indonesian cancer patient that we can
help with using marijuana as the medical treatment and give them a slight of
miracle called life.
The second reason I want to reveal is about the alternative use of
marijuana. Marijuana is one of the plants that easily can be planted in any place
especially in the fertile land such as Indonesia. Marijuana also known as a
plant with good quality fiber which can be used for many alternative purposes.
Since long time ago, marijuana is been used to use make armor, paper, parachute,
rope and many more. In addition related to the good fiber quality, lot of
country use it for any kind of industrial purposes as well! For example China uses
marijuana’s fiber to produce huge amount of good clothes every day. Besides
that, the quick
growth of the fibers from Marijuana still have other alternative use, to make
paper and books, which can solve the
problem to decreas the deforestation in Indonesia. Based on the research Kementrian Kehutanan Republik Indonesia(KKRI),
one of the Indonesian forest ministry division revealed that, at least 1,1 million
or around 2% of Indonesian forest shrinks every year, Also EG Tog Manurung the
chief of forest watch Indonesia organization (FWI) said that “The decrease amount of Indonesian forest
is very pathetic, every minute Indonesian people lose their forest area around
three soccer field because of the illegal logging”
("Tiap menit, Indonesia", 2014) . The problem happened
because to make newspaper, books, magazines need a large amount of trees and wood which leads to
deforestation and extinction of the Indonesian forest. Based on that
problem, the abundant alternative use of marijuana can take control to help
this deforestation problem. In fact, the paper from marijuana fiber can be recycle
until 7 or 8 times which papers from fiber tree only can be recycle around 2 or
3 times, and the growth span of marijuana just take around 6month, so much faster
than if we compare it with the growth of tree that need a year maybe more .
The third is, the legalization will give lot of benefit to increase
Indonesian economic sector. However, one of the reasons Indonesian economic sectors
never advances, because of the uncountable number of Jobless as well. Based on Indonesia
Labor Organization (ILO), there are around 200milion jobless due to the lackness
of work place which raise the economic problem in increasing number of poverty
problem and many more. However, Indonesian people can get out from this economic
problem with using marijuana. Based on Indonesian’s marijuana legalization organization,
they revealed that “The fiber of Marijuana can be used to make more than 50.000
kinds of commodity and stuff, also the plant is very growth well in Indonesia” ("Seruan Legalkan Ganja", 2011) .Based on that statement,
Just imagine if the govement can see the positive chance and the production
opportunities. Their industrial factor, agriculture will grow and increasing
the opportunity of jobs place in Indonesia .furthermore the Government can take
the benefit for make the proper regulation about marijuana, such as give sales taxes.
For the instance Colorado, can get the profit in
the tax selling more than their first estimation from$70
million per year, but surprisingly it increase more than $140 million for sales
taxes in 2016 ("Marijuana Legalization And", 2016) .
Another reason why Indonesia country has to legalize marijuana for
tackling down the black market in their country. The black market raised,
because of they sell some stuff which is prohibited in a country such as drugs.
The problem is Indonesian prohibit any kind of drugs included Marijuana that
have lot of benefit. The government ignores the fact that not all of marijuana user
uses it for negative purposes. If they find out people use marijuana although
they use it for positive purposes, Indonesian police officer will give them a new
home called prison!The problem raise because of those people that use marijuana
either for positive reason or just use it for negative reason only have a
chance to buy it from black market ilegally. Actually this is extremely
dangerous for the society to know the access in black market. As we know if black
market offer every dangerous drugs
beside marijuana which increasing the probabilities some marijuana user use other drugs because of suspicious
to use it and have the ability to access it . Actually Indonesian government
can tackling this problem and vanish the black market activity with give the
strict rules and regulation to make it legal, absolutely it will make lot of
people prefer to buy it legally because saftier and they do not have to worry
will sent into prison as punishment.
However, with all of the abundant benefit offer by marijuana, there
still lot of people and organization that against the legalization which blame the
negative effect that marijuana will give. For instance the Opponents view of
the legalization comes from the deputy of International Crime and Transnasional
Ministry of Indonesia Mr.Spica Tutuhatunewa. He said that marijuana is a plant
that give a high addiction to the user which is not good for human body and Indonesia
country still have to keep the prohibition. But it is not always correct! according
to DR Sanjay Gupta the
chief medical corespondence of CNN, clarify that the addiction feeling of
consuming marijuana just take around 9-10% for adult, instead Kokain takes around 20%, heroin 25%, and the
addiction of tobacco take the highest place around 30%.
To sum up with the abundant positive impact, the legalization of
marijuana will make sure Indonesian country is so much better than before. Marijuana
will increase their life chance for cancer patient with comes as a good drugs
in the bad cancer medical problem, also the alternative use of marijuana who
will help Indonesia country in many sector , the big
improvement of Indonesian economic sector that they will get, and the
chance to avoid the next generation know the access to enter the black market .However
with all of those positive point., Indonesian society should think about it again and consider the
legalization, Because of the prohibition
of marijuana utilization in the revealed fields, make us lose Its benefits and
make Indonesian always left behind .That is why if Indonesian want to change their future become better, the
legalization of marijuana is the only answer. Remember! Learn it before you
judge it! Thank you.
References
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