Medical Marijuana is, on balance, an effective medicine

Folks like me believe that much stricter controls and enforcement are needed. We believe that prohibition is the only answer. China, through prohibition, eliminated it opium addiction problem in 1956. And, China does not allow marijuana for recreational or medical reasons, because they know all illegal drugs are bad for their country. Of course, they also used training programs to educate everyone as to the evils of the drug and put the addicted in hospitals for treatment, and then gave them jobs. But, those who would not stop were thrown in jail for long periods, and if that did not work, they were executed, which should be what happens in the USA. But, the death penalty would be reserved for only the hardened drug dealers and those who robbed and murdered others to get more drugs. The rest can rot in jail or be cured of their marijuana addiction in jail.You will have a very hard time convincing the Bible-Belt States that marijuana should be legalized for medical purposes; and the Congress members from those states will not vote for its legalization at the Federal level despite having a former drug addicted President. Anyway, if you want to believe you won this debate that is fine with me. In my debate over legalizing where I took the con position, I lost. But, 4 out 5 of the voters were both Pro Legalization and Pro Medical Marijuana. So, if 80% of the people that read these blogs at this site who vote are Pro Legalization of Marijuana, any person taking the Con position will lose. I am not sure that debating at this site proves anything. I will say that the majority of people in America are against legalizing marijuana for recreation and medicinal purposes based on the number of states that have passed legislation. Only 18 and DC have passed Medical Marijuana and two recreational (Washington and Colorado) out of 50 states and DC or 51. 21 our 50 states and DC is 21/51 or 41% - so based on legalization results " I won! And, if you throw in the 5 US territories where marijuana is illegal, then you have 21/55 or only 38% - so I won again! Marijuana is illegal in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Mariana Islands. Based on legislative results, I have won this debate hands down. Let's look at countries where marijuana is illegal: Albania, Austria, Bolivia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominica, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Montenegro, Nepal, New Zealand, North Korea, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Syria, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Ukraine, Venezuela, and Vietnam. I had to add South Korea, where it is illegal.http://en.wikipedia.org...I did an analysis of the 82 countries noted above and classified into Legal and Illegal, which includes a few that allow it specifically for medical purposes, and I did not include the USA or Australia, where it is mostly illegal. My analysis revealed that 61 countries (61/82) or 74% prohibit marijuana for any reason. So, I have won the argument based on countries. You lose!So the people running these countries were smart enough to know that Marijuana should never be legalized for any reason, including for medical purposes. What do they know that you apparently don't get?I do expect the voting at this site to be in your favor, because most if not all the voters will be Pro POT for both recreational and medical purposes. But, in the World View, and based on the how many states has legalized it for medical purposes in the USA, I am a clear winner in this debate.I just wish you would take the time to read all the authoritative medical studies done on the addictive harmful effects of marijuana, and how it has no valid reason to be used medically. It is not clear to me how you could still hold your ill-informed and ridiculous position that it should be legalized for medical purposes. "BIOLOGY & MEDICINE - 'Medical' Marijuana Is A Dangerous Fraud" http://www.21stcenturysciencetech.com...Here are other articles that totally prove my point - you need to read and face those facts that present the truth, not the junk that you are using as proof!http://www.justthinktwice.com...https://www.ncjrs.gov...http://teens.webmd.com...