Marijuana is harmless and is safer to use long-term than alcohol or tobacco.

Thanks to con for instigating this debate.I am going to assume that the resolution can be altered to mean, "In general, marijuana is mostly harmless and is safer to use long term than alcohol or tobacco". (justification: all things - from glass to scissors to grapes to anything - can be used to bring harm unto one self, making the resolution redundant without this addition)If my opponent has issue with this, please refute it as a point in the next round, as I will consider it the resolutionArgumentsA. Proper use of marijuanaNearly all medicines, from Tylenol to Ibuprofen to Penicilin, have a potential of adverse effects if used improperly or to a gross extent. All consumable items have a potential of being fatal if used in a fashion which is irresponsible.Are burgers lethal? Officially, in 2012, there was only one death medically attributable to burgers [1], the public representative of "Heart Attack Grill", who died whilst attempting to eat a marathon of 3,000 calorie burgers.Does this make burgers inherently harmful? No, only if used or consumed improperly or irresponsibly. If marijuana is used properly and methodically in a fashion on par with a government or medical standard, it has been proven to not only be non-fatal in entirety, but life saving.[2]In order to die from a marijuana overdose, humans would need to take 40,000 times the amount of THC that it took to get them high in the first place. Using 40,000 times the regular amount can be widely considered irresponsible or incorrect.[8] This is akin to how a human would also have to eat 10-20 3,000 calorie burgers to see negative health effects.So,A1 - Anything is only harmful if used excessively or incorrectly A2 - Marijuana is generally not addictive to an extent of using 40,000 times the regular amount and thus cause harm[7]A3 - Marijuana is not inherently harmful if used irresponsibly, excessively, or incorrectly A4 - Only the improper or irresponsible usage of marijuana can even come close to being rendered harmful because marijuana has no proven adverse effects when used to a medical standardB. Number of deaths caused by marijuanaThe exact number of deaths caused by marijuana in medical history lies somewhere between zero and fifteen. [3]Several people have had deaths that can be possibly attributable to marijuana, but historically, no study has been able to scientifically prove that marijuana has been the direct cause of a person's death. A 2014 study out of Germany [3], took the 15 well known cases of supposed deaths attributed to marijuana and found that of the 15, thirteen were entirely unrelated and two were indirectly caused. One man died due to taking the drug whilst recovering from a cardiological problem, [indirect]and the other died whilst taking the drug in a rapid fashion in secession with alchohol, [indirect]Thus, according to the medical community, the number of confirmed or proven deaths caused by marijuana can remain solidly stacked at zero. [4] B1 - It is medically implausible to correlate a death directly to marijuana usageB2 - 1400 people are proven to die of adverse medical effects caused by nicotine usage every dayB3 - 75 people are proven to die of adverse medical effects caused by alcohol usage every dayB4 - 0 people are proven to die of adverse medical effects caused by marijuana usage every dayB5 - Marijuana is inherently less harmful than Alcohol or NicoctineC. Marijuana is a proven neuroprotectant and can protect against adverse effects on the brain caused by alcoholA recent study put forth by the renowned health organization Science Direct found that people who had used marijuana within 24 hours of taking the study had a better overall resistance to "binge" effects related to consumption of alcohol [5]To quote the study, [6],"Significant between group differences were found in FA in eight white matter regions (ps ≤ .016) between the binge drink-only group and controls, including superior corona radiata, inferior longitudinal fasciculus, inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus, and superior longitudinal fasciculus. Interestingly, in 4 of these same regions, binge drinkers who are also heavy marijuana users had higher FA than binge drinkers who did not use marijuana (ps < .05). MD did not differ between groups."I await my opponent's arguments and rebuttals.Sources[1] - (http://eatocracy.cnn.com...)[2] - (http://www.cnn.com...) [3] - (http://time.com...)[4] - CDC Drug Investigation, 2011. [5] - (http://blog.mpp.org...) [6] -(http://www.sciencedirect.com...)[7] - (http://www.psychologytoday.com...) [8] - (http://www.newhealthguide.org...)