Pitch Policy Video: Healthcare Policy
Description of policy
Marijuana policy is a strategy for the governments regarding the regulation and control of marijuana use, which affects the health of users physically and mentally. Most governments attempt to combat marijuana addiction through the use of policies that will regulate marijuana demand, supply, and strategies to mitigate the harms of marijuana use. Demand regulation measures encompass rehabilitation, marijuana overdose management, community social services, and awareness campaigns. Supply regulation measures include passing foreign policy targeting interception of drug trafficking and elimination of international growing marijuana, imposing fines on drug crimes, and imprisonment of people committing drug crimes.
The need for policy
Marijuana policy is needed to be implemented by countries as the illegal use of marijuana is now a rampant worldwide phenomenon. As a diverse group of populations continues to use marijuana, it has been reported consistently that the higher number of marijuana consumption is the young people. The majority of these young people initiate marijuana use with the minority using illicit substances such as cocaine, heroin, among other substances. Marijuana policy is essential due to the numerous negative impacts the drug use has posted on the health of users. The use of marijuana has resulted in several health issues on drug users. That includes death from a drug overdose, mental, and physical illness. With the manifestation of such health harms to marijuana users, the international organs and countries need to address marijuana use and save the life of users, especially young people. Preventions of drug use should be a vital objective of international and national drug control.
Benefits and beneficiaries of the marijuana policy
Marijuana policy formulated and implemented by countries will be beneficial to diverse groups of people such as children, youths, communities, and patients.
In drug trafficking, the vulnerable people are the children who are seen to be the right choice for drug dealers to use in distributing marijuana. The key reason is that the punishment for adults caught in drug trafficking is severe as compared to the children. Thus, when marijuana policy is implemented, penalty reforms should be considered so that children are rescued from drug activities.
Marijuana policy effectiveness will help save the nation youths who are the largest user of the drug. The drug use has affected most youth health-wise, education, and employment. Most youths are perishing internationally, involving in crime activities posing a threat to their future and future generation.
Another benefit of marijuana policy is the eradication of the criminal activities in the market and the community. Marijuana drug is seen to have high value, so drug dealers would use violent organized crime groups to handle the drug and the cash. The crime groups usually are armed, and they cause chaos to the market and in the community. The drug policy will aid in the elimination of these groups and make society safe for the people.
Besides, the marijuana policy will put in place preventive and treatment measures of the patients, especially those who are highly addicted to the drug. Some of the treatment measures governments are employing to help the patients is through making treatment options readily available and easy to access. Some governments are creating awareness and educating the people on the harms of marijuana use as a way of regulating and controlling drugs.