Marijuana:Illegilization was Unjust, and it should be Legalized Now

You have stated that the effects of cannabis on youth would i"ncrease death among teens and young adults. " And you have stated sources, partially, you have given me websites, but not a specific article or piece of reasearch from those websites. I stated in my first post:"Knowledge of the Cannabis and its benefits are now widespread thanks to technological advances such as the internet and the truth about the prohibition of Cannabis is now gaining light. " You ask me to specify these benefits and I will. And there are quite a few. Why are these resources being used to stop Marijuana when thousands of people die each year from alcohol and tobacco related accidents, disorders, and illnesses. Every thirty minutes, one person loses their life because of alcohol. It's even higher for tobacco, with 35 million people now living with a chronic lung disease and 342,000 people dying from lung disease each year. These numbers don't even include the number of people dying form cancer! Let's compare illegal and legal drugs now. . http://www.erowid.org... Here is a webstie that compares the smoke of marijuana and tobacco, they are virtually the same, and most of their detriments to ones health come from the smoke. Wich could be eliminated from the equation. . http://www.77seeds.com... This website refutes evidence of marijuana causing damage to the reproductive system, the gateway drug theory, brain damage, and damage to the immune system. Now lets look at issues caused by alcohol, and tobacco. Gum Disease? . http://www.perio.org... . http://www.sdm.buffalo.edu... both alcohol and tobacco cause that. Heart Problems? . http://www.cdc.gov... . http://www.webmd.com... Tobacco again? And alcohol doesn't cause heart problems, but don't be dirnkign if you've got them. Fertility? . http://www.cnn.com... . http://www.fertilityexpert.co.uk... Both alcohol and tobacco. Brain Damage? . http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au... . http://archives.cnn.com... There's alcohol and tobacco again! Now let's come to the lowering of crime rates, and economic benefits of legalizing marijuana. . http://www.prohibitioncosts.org... This website shows the economic benefits of legalizing and taxing marijuana. $10-$14 billion a year? !? And you speak of our seat on the security council in the U. n, and our immense global defense spending. well the money saved + produced from legalization and taxation of Marijuana would be enough to secure "loose nukes" left over by the former Soviet Union, in just three years. Now let's come to lowering crime rates again, and money saved by the taxpayer. . http://www.rawstory.com... This shows the resources wasted by the criminal justice system on a drug that many countries deem legal. In 1999 60,000 individuals were behind bars for marijuana use. Costing taxpayers $1.2 billion. And this was 1999, In total, in prosecuting and policing individuals with regards to marijuana, between $7 billion and $10 billion was spent. 90% of these cases were only for possesion. There are more arrests made on marijuana charges than violent crimes combined. These violent crimes include assault, rape, robbery and murder A state-commission Drug Advisory Group in New Mexico supports the decriminalization of marijuana because it would free up already exhausted resources and save the state millions of dollars. Oh and I'm too lazy at the moment to integrate this into my post, but here are two websites that show that Marijuana lowers risk for lung cancer, and decreases the size of tumors. . http://www.webmd.com... . http://www.washingtonpost.com... You asked for evidence? Evidence Galore.