Mary Jane should be Legal

A) A Fixed Weight Scale ----Zaradi states,"It falls squarely onto my opponent to prove why his plan is better than the current status-quo."---- Lets extend this reasoning. This is like saying Hitler had no burden of proof for defending why his strategy for Jews was good, because it was the status-quo. So anything that is status-quo needs no burden of proof. Do we really want to accept this paradigm? We can create a much more wholesome discourse if everyone brings all their facts to the table on a even scale. Which not only increases education for the alternative world but of course the status-quo. B) Marijuana and the Body.... 1. The following is mix of refutations to what Zaradi states are bad effects of marijuana and also my own points of other things that marijuana is an excellent tool for: 2. Z states it affects blood flow (though he didn't say how, so lets concede that it does miraculous things for your blood), 3. Z states withdrawal causes depression, tremors, and anxiety. We are to understand this is part of the reason its illegal. Quitting smoking causes bipolar behavior, moodiness, feeling unrested, extreme fatigue. Its legal. Alcohol withdrawal symptoms are a state of confusion and hallucinations, black-outs, agitation, fever, convulsions. Its legal. And next round we'll talk about legal pharm. drug withdrawals!! Stay Tune. 4. Z says it limits the extent of success in life. This is definitely not a universal law. If anyone is in Speech and Debate in college they would know that this group of extremely ambitious students, well most of them do marijuana. E.G. I do it daily and I have a full-ride to law school. 5. Z says it impairs the Brain (just group all of his brain blips). Marijuana is one of the best documented medications for patients with glaucoma. DEA hasn't even tried to argue against this fact. Memory will be talked about 5 paragraphs down. Taking in Marijuana sends more blood and cleaner blood to the brain; giving more oxygen. "The heart swells through capillary enhancement and is fueled more by more fully oxygenated blood, while, at the same time, its contractions and expansions are greater, allowing for stronger pumping action to the rest of the body." Subsequently this increases mind and body coordination. 6. Z says it causes cancer. This is awkward: "American Association for Cancer Research has found the marijuana actually works to slow down tumor growth in the lungs, breasts, and brain considerably." According to the International Research for Cancer and the U.S. National Toxicology Program THC simply does not cause cancer. Can most things in life cause cancer? Yes. But they must be abused. Marijuana is abused very little since it is the least addictive substance. In moderation, however, it helps fight cancer. 7. Montel Williams has Multiple Sclerosis. He uses pot to battle it, as it stops the neurological effects and muscle spasms of the fatal disorder. 8. ADD and ADHD. A USC study showed that Marijuana is perfect alternative to Ritalin as it treats the disorder without all of the side-effects. This is exceptionally important to note. Ritalin and other drugs like it have terrible side-effects, but they're legal, and subsequently get patients to start taking other pharm. drugs to alleviate the side-effects of the original legal drug. Marijuana doesn't but is illegal. But since the status-quo requires no burden of proof to defend itself, we're not supposed to question this reasoning. 9. Patients with chronic disease like to use Marijuana because it STOPS nausea, abnormal pains, and diarrhea 10. Z states "He gives no warrant as for why it's true, just asserts that it is true," regarding my comment on it being least addictive. Like I said before, I was going to give more explanation in this round of some of my brief points: 11. According to the Institute of Medicine, the highest regarded nongovernmental medical org. in the country the following are truths: no evidence of pot overdose, it impairs short-term memory but "only" during 2-4 hour intoxication, marijuana is not physically addictive, mentally it is the least addictive substance (9%) under alcohol (14%), and does not inhibit the activity of T-Lymphocytes in the blood (crossaply this last item on the list to the second point under Marijuana and the Body) 12. Marijuana stimulates production of prostaglandin called PGE2, which relates to its ability to stimulate melatonin production 4,000 percent higher than at baseline. This dramatic increase in melatonin levels accounts for its many benefits physiologically and mentally. The Journal of the American Medical Association reported that the hallucinogen is being used to counteract the toxicity of chemotherapy, treat migraines, reduce intramuscular pressure, minimize pain, treat menstrual cramps, and moderate wasting syndrome in AIDS patients. C) Hemp 1. Z concedes, "Just because growing hemp has it's benefits." Therein my hemp analysis flows over and adds alot of weight to my side. Zaradi then says, "it doesn't outweigh the obvious negative attributes of smoking marijuana has on the health." But your "outweighing" on these "negative attributes" are highly questionable at best. Probability and Magnitude thus are in my favor. D) Prohibition 1. Z states, "Lets face it...it gives them the thrill of breaking the law." by your standard I'll reply with your own words, "He gives no warrant as for why it's true, just asserts that it is true. So if I can assert things to be truth and they would actually be truth, let's list a few things that I would say is truth. - Solipsism is true, and my opponent doesn't exist." 2. Here's a warranted truth, marijuana serves as an alternative to dangerous drugs like cocaine, heroine, and many pharm. drugs, according to MensHealth. 3. You concede way too much on my Prohibition analysis, most of my points have been dropped, subsequently giving my advocacy even more magnitude in this debate. E) Marijuana is a hell of a medicine 1. Crossaply my analysis as to why this is true, and you could easily cross-out his out sentence contention. F) Ambiguous Words 1. Hilarious dude. 2. I did define Mary Jane as Marijuana to stop any breakdown of communication from occurring. The definition offered in the beginning should be favored as it is the most socially relevant, politically relevant, gives real-world education, and gives ground for an actual debate. In Conclusion: 1. Examining the alternative and status-quo on equal ground leads to an informed decision for on-lookers. 2. Debating Marijuana and the body is highly complex. But this is what we know for sure: 1. Marijuana has mild side-effect 2. Has many benefits for patients and people in general and it can't cause overdose 3. Legal substances are very capable of causing overdose 4. Legal substances are more addictive 5. Legal substances have more severe withdrawal symptoms 6. Legal substances cause cancer conclusively 7. Therein it is impossible to use these arguments against the legalization of marijuana without contradicting your own status-quo, which you defend. 3. Hemp is beneficial to the earth, economy, and innovation, which has been conceded. 4. Prohibition, it has been conceded, hurts society in many forms. 5. Nearly every prominent health organization in the world has cited that marijuana is a very useful means of medication. 6. A favorable definition was offered in the beginning of the debate to clear ambiguity. My sources are in the comments page. Thank you for the continued participation, to my opponent, and continued views, to our on-lookers. And with that I give the floor to Zaradi.