Health and mental disorders have been around since the dawn of man but man has only begun to understand what and how they are caused. That has caused human race to set out and search for the answers to the puzzles that cause people to get sick. Scientists and doctors over the years have discovered ways to combat these illnesses by using manufactured drugs in recommended doses to combat disease and mental disorders. The issue that arises when taking these medications is what side effects they come with and how much will it impair an individual.  Throughout the years people have used other means besides prescription pills to try and cure the same types of health and mental disorders. Marijuana has been one of those outlets to help treat many health and mental disorders people suffer from and have had great success. The issue that arises from taking medical marijuana is what sided effects it comes with and how much it impairs an individual. So should prescription pills and prescription marijuana be in the same category when it comes to punishment at the work place.

Medical prescriptions have generally been viewed as a harmless solution to a health or mental disorder. When a doctor prescribes a patient some sort of man-made product to combat the stress of everyday life, that so called patient is trusting that doctor to help and not further hurt or just put a band aid on the problem. This has been the problem for generations of people having to go through the health system and has somewhat brain washed people into thinking that prescription pills are the only answer to what the medical problem is and that it’s okay to do everyday activities while on these prescriptions. Doctors have been treating patients for decades from the common cold to cancer using modern technology and science. One of the innovations of the medical world was the discovery and then the manufacturing of prescription drugs.  Some of the early explorers in modernizing the natural properties found in nature where, Doctor pepper, Coca-Cola and anyone else who believed in there concoctions to help heal what ails you. Doctors have been pushing prescription pills since the 40’s to help the house wife with her daily chores around the house or to help relax her after the hard day of work.  This is where the problem starts because they make it seem okay to use these drugs for when and where ever you need to calm own or its directed you to take it a certain amount a day at certain time intervals.