Marijuana legalization

I'll start by refuting my opponent's arguments. "If the United States legalizes marijuana liberty would increase. Why should the United State government control with what the American citizens does with their body. The government shouldn't say what is good for us or not and at the very lest not control what he do. If marijuana becomes legal with open liberty to everyone who wants to smoke it. It is the principle of it becoming legal which is the most important. The principle of liberty." This assumes that liberty always=good. However, with every right comes responsibilities. If we legalize marijuana, we will likely see an increase of car crashes and other accidents caused by impaired concentration, because cannabis causes impaired memory, phychomotor coordination and concentration.[1] Therefore, in this case, liberty does not necessarily equal good, as people are smoking it irresponsibly. In fact, Around 80 to 90 per cent of crime is related to alcohol and drug misuse, according to one of New Zealand's top judges. [2] "The War on Marijuana has estimated to cost the United States 1 trillion dollars, I thought the United States was in a 16 trillion dollar debt and people call for cuts in the budget I think I have found one. The lives that have lost are incredible in the last 5 years 45,000 people have died in the War on Marijuana, while not one case as shown that directly smoking Marijuana has never killed anyone." Many deaths caused by marijuana are actually reported as "accidents"[3] Therefore, marijuana has actually killed people. Plus, your source points towards the death toll of the Mexican drug war,(4) but then blames it on American drug banning. "Is it fair to keep letting people go to prison and let their families suffer without their mom or dad or just letting people keep on dieing in war to keep something harmless illegal I think not." Is it fair to make such a dangerous drug, as dangerous as other drugs[3] and kills[3] to be legal? "It is not addictive physically unlike Nicotine or Alcohol it is addictive mentally much like if someone wanted to eat something unhealthy all it takes is will power to stop using Marijuana." Cannabis can cause damage to the brain if taken before age 18.[5] And its damage to the neurological system is still under discussion. [5] Therefore it also harms mentally. Plus, this is not bout the legalization of it, either. My Arguments: Marijuana's long term impacts are less clear[1], thus making it potentially more dangerous than Pro says it is. As I have proved that Marijuana does kill and is dangerous, if the drug is legalized, it will possibly cause medicaid prices to rise. Plus, shops are also going to sell them. Let's see what happens: Higher medicaid costs---> Higher taxes----> The tax that the new marijuana industry pays fills in the blank---> Industry expands----> More people smoke----> The loop goes all over again. (see how this causes the industry to expand indefinitely until the bubble pops?) This will cause a bubble that eventually explodes and sends the economy into a chaotic state. [1]http://en.wikipedia.org... [2]http://www.stuff.co.nz... [3]http://alcoholism.about.com... (4)http://latimesblogs.latimes.com... [5]http://en.wikipedia.org...