Science Matters!

On April 17, 2017, New York Times published Scientists and “Activist Look Beyond the March for Science.” Thousands of people came together on Earth Day to show their support on all of what science has to offer and defending the right for all scientist to continue their research and put a stop on the budget cuts the presidential administration was trying to do. By the president's administration seeking to do a budget cut and suppressing science can have a significant fall back on how advanced the country is in all research, compared to other countries where they invest in it. The protest shows how much the country has evolved, we can separate the faith we have, and science can still have our beliefs but respect the scientific world we live in today. For example, all the nonscientist that marched in behalf of science just to show their support even though they are pro-religion but anti-science. Science has been a huge part of our life’s, giving us an understanding of things that we do not understand or why cycles are the way they are as per climate and medicine. Our modern world is run by science that without, we wouldn’t be where we are today in health, environment, and other natural hazards.

Should Marijuana (Cannabis) be legal?

Marijuana has been considered to be a very dangerous drug and yes it does have negative side effects but what doesn’t these days if not consumed in a moderate way? For example caffeine, too much of it can cause headaches, insomnia, nervousness and one can get addicted to it but drinking less than 400 mg can just be considered a healthy consumption level. Sugar, most people in their lifetime don’t realize that they can go a couple of hours without eating sugar which can over time cause diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome but controlling these sugar cravings wouldn’t be as harmful as it could be. Painkillers, such as Vicodin, OxyContin, and Percocet even Ritalin which is a prescription for people with ADD or Antidepressants these are common medication that a large percentage of the population are addicted too but our country has created a system that controls the access to these prescriptions and can easily tell if one is abusing its access. So yes I agree with Hannah that Marijuana should be legalized and agree that it can bring significant benefits to our economy and reduce crime rates.