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Another Day

Another day

Here I lay

Pain So intense, awake I stay.

I wonder if I should get out of bed?

“No,” my head says

“Why even bother?”

I long for the day in which I will see my Holy Father.

I take I sigh. I lie back down.

And began to cry, holding my bloodstained crown.

My illness has made me into something that in which I am not.

Unable to do anything, even concentrate on my train of thought.

 The pain I feel only gets worse.

Oh maker why? Why! Why Have I been struck with this dreadful curse?

I close my eyes and try to sleep

But I realize I won’t as the pain begins to creep.

Another day

My happiness has been taken away.

Taken.

Taken from me, by my disease.

I often wonder why I continue to live.

After all, what’s the point? The pain I feel everyday is relived the next!

Another day

I saw the doctor on this day.

I told him “Hey,

your medication does not help me with my pain

Instead it come at me with full power as an unstoppable train with me tied to the tracks!

The pain I feel goes beyond ‘real pain.’

I am broken. A sad, broken, old man.”

Hearing these words from me, my doctor does the only thing he can.

He prescribes to me a plant with promises that is will lend a hand.

Another day

I tried the natural plant and experienced a miracle.

I was able to walk out of bed without pain.

Oh what was once so difficult is no so bearable!

Another day

This is another day for me.

Another day to enjoy life

Another day to keep going, keep fighting.

Another day for me to be pain free.

 I have purpose now.

No more crying out in pain “Ow!”

This is a brand new day

Another day.

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor,

            First off, thank you for taking the time out of your busy day to read my letter to you. I am writing this to acknowledge why marijuana should be legal for medical purposes.

            The idea of legal marijuana is an idea many people find hard to grasp.  Growing up, my teachers and parents were quick to demonize marijuana and every other drug; but with the help of the research I have done, I have found out that marijuana very well may do more good than bad.  For the most part, medical marijuana can act to turn down the pain dial in people that are forced to endure horrific pain diseases bring.

            I ask that you consider publicizing that marijuana it not entirely the ‘evil drug’ so many people believe it is. Educate the public on the whole story on Marijuana, not just the bad.

With many thanks,

Landon Fowler

Cannabis: Evil Drug or Medical Wonder

Landon Fowler

Mrs. McKoy

English 2 2^nd Period

4 September 2013

Cannabis: Evil Drug or Medical Wonder

            Ellen Smith was just an average sixty-two year old elderly woman, or so she thought; there was one thing that made Ellen different.  Ellen had Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, an incurable tissue disorder that allows bones to easily become displaced.  This syndrome was rapidly progressing, and unfortunately for poor Ellen, pain medication just did not seem to help her deal with her pain.  After an operation to fix her broken sternum, her doctor prescribed medical marijuana, she almost immediately felt relief.  Quoting Ellen, “When you have severe or chronic pain, you don’t get high or stoned as many people would assume. Instead, it just turns down the pain dial in your body.” Smith usually eats applesauce mixed with cannabis oil she gets from the marijuana she grows. For Ellen, and many women like her, medical marijuana has been a miracle. It may not slow down diseases, but what it does do is take away the discomfort so people can spend time with family and loved ones without feeling the aching, intense pain. Marijuana should be legal for medical purposes to help sick people deal with their pain.

            During my hunt for information on the topic of medical marijuana, I have learned a great deal about cannabis. According to the article, “Medical Marijuana Rx or Risk?” I have discovered that using cannabis medically is a practice that has been going on for thousands, yes thousands, of years; with the first recorded use for medical purposes dating all the way back to 2737 BC. This fact is important because it shows not just important, but how traditional medical marijuana is.  Another very important piece of information I have found was located in the article, “Health Effects of Using Cannabis for Therapeutic Purposes: A Gender Analysis of Users’ Perspectives” It states that CTP, a chemical found in marijuana, has been linked to significant improvements in mental health.  This discovery is very important because it shows that cannabis is not really as evil as so many people make it out to be.  It has the potential to help people, and that is exactly why I believe cannabis should be legal for medical purposes.  The initial research that I have done showed me many, if not all, of the benefits using cannabis can do for a person.  It also has made me wonder why marijuana was made illegal in the first place.

            I would like to further investigate this topic because I feel as if I am scratching the surface to something gigantic, and I would like to continue to learn more about it. I want to be able to identify why cannabis should be legal medically, but at the same time also know the dangers of it.  Other people that disagree with me might argue that marijuana is still a drug, and it is addictive if  more than the prescribed amount is taken, and t is just not worth it; the benefits to not outweigh the consequences.  I personally believe that no one deserves to feel the pain many people do due to conditions with their mental and physical health.  Overall, the question still rings in my head, do the benefits really outweigh the dangers?