Topic: We should legalize cannabis

Argument: law enforcement are unable to effectively prevent the large scale distribution of cannabis and it's using up too many resources so they should just legalize and regulate it instead.

Argument: legal domestic production of legalized marijuana is taking money away from drug cartels

Argument: legalising cannabis could normalise it and encourage more children to partake

Argument: legalising cannabis would take the trade out of the hands of criminal gangs

Argument: legalization of marijuana will create a huge industry that utilizes people for profit and targets children

Argument: legalization will allow the government to set age restrictions on consumers

Argument: legalized cannabis can be more closely regulated and taxed. it makes it safer than illegal weed and helps provide tax dollars.

Argument: legalized marijuana use will lower street crime by paralyzing the criminal market where violence actually occurs

Argument: legalizing and taxing cannabis would bring in billions of dollars to fund the government.

Argument: legalizing cannabis can increase the number of drug addicts, therefore we shall not

Argument: legalizing cannabis could encourage more young people to take it up.

Argument: legalizing cannabis is dangerous to society as users may overdose.

Argument: legalizing cannabis is the next logic step in stopping the propaganda that weed is bad.

Argument: legalizing cannabis opens the door to many more potentially dangerous drugs being legalized, we must make sure that the only legalized use of any drug is controlled by the medical profession.

Argument: legalizing cannabis will allow police officers to spend more time attending more serious crimes, rather than filling out paperwork for someone that has a small amount of cannabis on them

Argument: legalizing cannabis will just lead many people to experiment with other more dangerous drugs

Argument: legalizing cannabis will just pave the way for other drugs to be legalized and it should not be allowed.

Argument: Legalizing cannabis will make it more easily accessible to those who need it for medical reasons.

Argument: legalizing cannabis would cause overdose problems and possible death

Argument: legalizing cannabis would increase its usage and lead to many people becoming addicts

Argument: legalizing cannabis would lead to more car accidents with people driving under the influence

Argument: legalizing cannabis would lower incarceration rates and bring in a lot of revenue

Argument: legalizing cannabis would make it less profitable for criminals

Argument: legalizing cannabis would save us money we waste on law enforcement and imprisonment for this nonviolent offense.

Argument: Legalizing it would eliminate the black market for cannabis and will also free up prisons of people who are arrested and sentenced for cannabis possession.

Argument: Legalizing marijuana boosts the economy and increases tax revenue.

Argument: legalizing marijuana will free up police resources because instead of arresting people for pot police would focus on more serious crimes