The Legalization of Marijuana

I never said "it will never work." I said their is no way for us to know if it will work or not. It was your claim that was unsubstantiated, their is no way for us to know how the legalization of marijuana would effect society. And yes I am serious. We already know marijuana is the most common used drug. Their are plenty of people who don't do it though because it is illegal. If we legalize marijuana more people would want to do it, since it would be legal. It would turn into people being high all the time and not caring. Keeping marijuana illegal is not going to stop the people who already do marijuana from continuing to do it, it will just stop more people from starting. I know we won't agree on the topic of side effects, but it is an important topic. Not everyone knows all the side effects of marijuana. They may be mild compared to other drugs, but they also may be more severe compared to other drugs. Either way they are negative responses to the use of the drug. As you responded "This just shows why we should be stopping the use of marijuana.,"this is exactly what we should be doing. Not only should marijuana should be illegal, but we should be cracking done on stopping it. "However, at this time, it is not clear whether marijuana use causes mental problems, exacerbates them, or reflects an attempt to self-medicate symptoms already in existence."--This is just one source. There are other sources that say otherwise that go in both directions. It is neither proving or disproving the claim. So we can't lean toward either direction. It is just unknown according to this source. "Marijuana contains known toxins and cancer-inducing chemicals, which are stored in fat cells for long periods of time. Scientific research relates marijuana use to damaged brain cells and respiratory systems, decreased hormone production in both sexes, acute memory loss, lowered immune systems and impaired motor skills. THC and marijuana smoke have been directly linked to miscarriage, in-uteri fetal death, stillbirth and infant death just after birth, along with behavioral and biological abnormalities of offspring." These are all negative outcomes of the drug. Marijuana causes a lot of problems that many people do not know about. Keeping the drug illegal will keep others away from these negative outcomes. My opponent also left out that..."Research clearly demonstrates that marijuana has the potential to cause problems in daily life or make a person's existing problems worse. In one study, heavy marijuana abusers reported that the drug impaired several important measures of life achievement, including physical and mental health, cognitive abilities, social life, and career status. 9 Several studies associate workers' marijuana smoking with increased absences, tardiness, accidents, workers' compensation claims, and job turnover." Marijuana effects the way a person behaves. This just shows some outcomes that can come if the use of marijuana is part of ones life. In regards to tobacco, in my opinion tobacco shouldn't be legal either, but you could say the same about a lot of other drugs as well. We don't have the choice to pick what is legal and what is illegal, but we do have the choice to do the right thing and make the right decisions. Not having all these drugs in society would make society a better place Their is no point to legalize marijuana, why should it be legalized? http://www.nytimes.com... http://www.nida.nih.gov...