AAN: Marijuana should be legalized recreationally.

Pro has dropped my argument:I am going to start this final round by a quote from my initial argument. The premises still stand."P1: Drugs must be "safe and effective" to be sold.P2: Marijuana is a drug.P3: Marijuana has not been proven effective for its possible risks.P4: Marijuana research has not proven it to be safe.C1: Marijuana has not been proven "safe and effective" and should not be legalized for sale."Pro says "This argument is flawed because my opponent has assumed the status quo of the FDA is legitimate" and I am just going to point to my R2 argument that was never rebuttaled.Rebuttals to Con's Argument:Marijuana compared to Tobacco and Alcohol - I am just going to rebuttal any reference to them here. I started my argument the way I did for a reason and information on this can be found at my sources in the first argument. Tobacco and alcohol due to their history before the FDA have largely been exempted from laws about drugs. Tobacco has only just recently come under scrutiny of the FDA in the last few years. *Jumps up and down pointing at R2* If you would like to associate marijuana to substances that are not controlled, it allows me to associate substances that definitely should be controlled like heroin and 'shrooms. Tobacco and alcohol are not a justification for marijuana because its premise would allow me to justify it being illegal by other drugs. C1) Marijuana's impact on users and those around them:Pro's contention is primarily based on arguments that are generally used by those against drug legalization. To this point, Pro has still not shown definitive research on marijuana being safe for the AVERAGE (not schizophrenic) consumer. By law, a drug must be proved safe and not the other way around.Effects on Bystanders - Kind of weird that Pro says I dropped a point but quoted me on it... "However I would like to quote the source "Research on stoned driving is inconsistent, with some studies finding impairment and others not." Now, obviously there is some degree of impairment when individuals drive while high." I rest my case."This is true; however, cannabis used for recreational purpose can still have medical benefits. The two are not exclusive." - Pro just affirmed my argument by pointing to the fact that though marijuana has recreational uses, it is still a drug. And well drugs need to be".. *feeling like a broken record* "safe and effective". Marijuana vs Tobacco - "the typical exposure to marijuana is much lower than for tobacco" [1] Again quoting from Pro's source for the reason marijuana and tobacco affects the lunges differently. C2 and C3) Is Marijuana Beneficial for Society:These points have basically become compressed to whether marijuana is beneficial for the society so to make this final round a little shorter.I have already rebuttaled whether marijuana benefits the economy [R3] and my opponent failed to arguing against my rebuttal."This point ultimately stands because through legalization, taxpayers won't pay for unnecessary arrests, tax revenue will benefit the states, and the economy will boom due to the new jobs."The reason to regulate drugs is to protect ourselves (society) from disinformation on drugs and to limit the possible negative effects a drug might have on our bodies. We have agreed as a country by making laws to allow the FDA to regulate the drugs and to make them illegal unless the drug is safe for our bodies and to be effective in its labeled benefits. We created laws that put people in jail for the sale of illegal drugs and agreed to foot the bill to put people in jail. The arrests are not "unnecessary" and "unfair to the taxpayer".C4) Safer Cannabis - "The thing we disagree on, is (a) whether or not marijuana is safe and (b) FDA's process of approving drugs." No contention.Conclusion:"1. Taxpayers will stop having to pay for unnecessary arrests for victimless "crimes."*Rebuttaled* 2. Tax revenue will work toward the benefit of society.*Rebuttaled * 3. The economy will thrive.*Rebuttaled * 4. Cannabis will be safer.*Agreed as irrelevant* The thing is, marijuana isn't a very harmful drug. In fact (health wise) it works toward the common good. 1. People use it as an alternative to tobacco (which helps the lungs).*Rebuttaled * 2. People use it as an alternative to alcohol (which prevents car accidents)."*Rebuttaled, from the same source"*I shall continue to stand on:P1: Drugs must be "safe and effective" to be sold.P2: Marijuana is a drug.P3: Marijuana has not been proven effective for its possible risks.P4: Marijuana research has not proven it to be safe.C1: Marijuana has not been proven "safe and effective" and should not be legalized for sale.*the bell rings, and I start screaming "Adrian" and walking around aimlessly in the middle of the ring* Thanks for the great debate-bility![1] http://www.ucsf.edu...