The legalization of Marijuana in the United States would benefit all Americans.

After reading the republican1021's argument, I've decided to run through his main points and exploit his arguments biggest flaws, though it may be rather hard considering the 2 extremely long paragraphs and poor grammar. 1. "Due to the effects that marijuana has on the mind, the user my find themselves in a difficult situations such as they could become involved in risky sexual behavior or take part in auto crashes." The first thing that I think everybody noticed about this piece, was the poor grammar and the use of wrong words. That shouldn't matter too much anyhow, considering that anybody could take part in an auto crash. I would also like to ask the Con a question, what "risky sexual behavior" might you be referring to? If you're referring to the chance of getting an STD, this occurs in all sexual behavior, therefore calling it "risky" in relation to just the use of Marijuana is false. 2. For the second, I'm not quoting any part of the Con's argument. The Con claims that smoking Marijuana makes you less concentrated. I've never heard of anybody that's been high, and lost all concentration. He also claims that the effects of Marijuana can last up to 24 hours. Again, I've never heard of anybody that was high for 24 hours. 3. "A recent study of patients in a shock-trauma unit who had been in traffic accidents revealed that 15 percent of those who had been driving a car or motorcycle had been smoking marijuana, and another 17 percent had alcohol in they're system." My first problem that I would like to cover, probably the only problem I will need to cover, is that this was a study of patients in a shock trauma unit at one time. A more convincing percent for you to present would be the percent of ALL fatal car crashes that are alcohol related. Since you didn't do that research, I did.. "Researchers say about 2.5% of the fatal crashes were attributable to marijuana compared with nearly 29% attributable to alcohol." - WebMD 4. "It is hard to find out whether marijuana alone causes cancer because many people who smoke marijuana smoke cigarettes and use other drugs." This is true, and having said that, all of this, "Tobacco smoke and marijuana smoke may work together to change the tissues lining the respiratory tract. Marijuana smoking could contribute to early development of head and neck cancer in some people. Cases of cancer, including cancer of the mouth, tongue, larynx, jaw, head, neck, and lungs have been reported in young marijuana smokers." can be thrown away. Since Tobacco smoke AND Marijuana smoke may work together to change the tissues lining the respiratory tract, this is an illegitimate argument. My case is based solely upon the use of Marijuana. 5. "Continued us of marijuana can lead to abnormal function of the lungs or airways." Continued US of Marijuana can lead to abnormal function of the lungs or airways. Well thinking back, you did say that most Marijuana users, also US tobacco. So how can we tell that the US of Marijuana is the prominent cause of the abnormal function of the lungs or airways? Last time I checked, which was at 5:14 PM today, tobacco is accused of the abnormal function of the lungs and/or airways. Actually, you said it yourself. "Marijuana and tobacco both cause many of the same breathing problems, both of them are addictive." 6. "According to one study, marijuana use by teenagers who have prior serious antisocial problems can quickly lead to dependence on the drug." Teenagers with SERIOUS antisocial problems usually have no way of accessing the drug, because of their SERIOUS antisocial problem, obviously. 7. "Researchers are not certain whether a newborn baby's health problems are caused by marijuana will continue as the child grows." Having said that, all of this can be treated as false, "Preliminary research shows that children born to mothers who used marijuana regularly during pregnancy may have trouble concentrating. Doctors advise pregnant women not to use any drugs because they might harm the growing fetus. Some scientific studies have found that babies born to marijuana users were shorter, weighed less, and had smaller head sizes than those born to mothers who did not use the drug. When a nursing mother uses marijuana, some of the THC is passed to the baby in her breast milk. This is a matter for concern, since the THC in the mother's milk is much more concentrated than that in the mother's blood." And the words like may and some show that the evidence is not 100% proven. 8. My last, "This along with the other information on how marijuana is harmful gives us another reason for not legalizing it. Marijuana should not be legalize for the safety of Americans and their health. Marijuana destroys the minds of many users. All parts of the body especially the immune system are damaged from marijuana. Marijuana can cause many of the same illnesses cigarettes cause. So in conclusion I believe that for the well being of the American people marijuana should stay illegal to ensure the safety of our future." This last piece can not be trusted because of the holes in the Con's argument. The first sentence includes a segment, "This along with other information". THIS information that the Con was referring to was proved as "not proven".