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

Alright, lets start this. - You started off with the history of prohibition on marijuana and and make it clear that the illegalization was unjust at the time, but make no arguement in that section as to why it should be legalized now, which brings me to the more arguementive part of your debate. --"Countless countries around the global have started to decriminalize Cannabis, their economies are flourishing due to the production of hemp and its products,"(your arguement). -This Has been shown to do good in the short run, but what your missing is the clear strain it will have on the long run for a developed/industrialized nation. "Smoking of cannabis is the most harmful method of consumption, since combustion of material and inhalation of smoke in itself from organic materials such as tobacco, wood, gasoline and cannabis causes various health problems. By using a vaporizer or orally consuming cannabis, many health problems and many objections to using cannabis as medicine can be eliminated."- ^^-The effects of cannabis on the youth of the nation would dramitcally alter the demographics of this nation, causing a increase in death among teens and young adult. With less Teens and young adults there would be a decrease in the workforce, and if you look towards the THe Theory of Keynesian economics, you will see that concumer spending account for 2/3 of our economy and less people alive to spend money would wreak havoc on our economy and ultimately becuase we are the dominant economic and diplomatic hegemony, it would have repercussion on the rest of the world. *********************my sources are harmreductionjournal.com,www.aids.org,www.haworthpress.com. *************** -"the beginning of a new millennium and there has never been a better time to put the arbitrary prejudices and fears past us. 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" ----Can you specify any of these benefits? You say we import hemp and we should produce it oursleves. we have a moderate amount of oil but we do not produce it simply becuase of the effects it has wreaked upon various nations in the middle east and africa. Until you can a comprehensiveand specific arguement this area is completely useless. ******************Foreign Affairs: The Oil Boon. Coming oil WArs******* - "If Americans fail to extinguish these fears and start using Cannabis to all of its advantages. Then America herself will be in danger of falling behind in the Cannabis revolution of the new millennia." -----What cannabis Revolution? What are we falling behind? We CUrrently HAVE THE LARGEST ECONOMY ON EARTH. OUR GLOBAL DEFENSE SPENDING IS MORE THAN THE NEXT 14 COUNTRIES COMBINED, WE HAVE A SEAT IN THE SECURITY COUNCIL OF THE U.N, WE ARE THE ONLY NATION WITH 5TH GENERATION JETS AND STEALTH BOMBERS. it seems that the rest of the world is actuially behind us if anything. *******************Cia World FactBook*************** please include sources and be more specific about these trends and benfits. "I await the challenge of disassembling it." get ready for a challenge