azza1625/createdebate-arguments huggingface dataset:
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

I am talking about your basic weed. When it leaves you feeling hungry, happy, and sleepy. Grow your own. The government can buy it and sell it to whom ever. The person can grow it and smoke it. That simple.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Disagree

That's not how it works, if it will be legal to sell it... it's still a same thing.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

Wow. Okay. If weed is legal then the government can just purchase all the kinds on weed. A person can go to the store and by which ever type of seeds they want. It is that simple. You are just making things complicated dude.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Disagree

Still same problem, it will be very easy to to add stuff .
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

Nope. Not the same problem. Buy purchasing the seeds yourself you can mix the weed. We wont need anything from Afghanistan. We just grow it ourselves. I dont really see why you would need a weed salesman unless you were a minor. Otherwise you can buy some at the store.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Disagree

fo example people who can't or do not want to grow it, like me.. I always buy. Also people would like to make other products from it and that is perfect place for "adding" stuff....
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

You buy? You smoke weed? Never would have known. Other products? Like paper, wood, or something like that? Sure people can make other products but that would be for their use or of friends. If thwy want their favorite kind they can go to the store.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Disagree

Yes, I smoke weed however I also realize the risk that comes with legalization and I don't think so that it's worth it. Imagine that someone would wan't to start a production of weed based ointments, creams etc. or "bakery".... etc. perfect place for mixing some stuff in...
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

One of the biggest issues is that the largest producer of marijuana is Afghanistan respective Taliban and Al Qaeda. So free access to it would result in legalizing their income. They wouldn't have to use complicated and expensive money laundering so in the end you would have legal weed and terrorists would have 10x more money.You would pretty much swapped your safety for little more of weed. Is it really worth it?Opposite. If it was legal to grow weed, the demand for foreign sources (Afghanistan) would shrink significantly. Homegrown is better. Fact. Science.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Disagree

No, you still have bad people that makes money by selling weed, for example Taliban... Only thing you need is a fake or just small Weed farmer in the US, he produces 200kg of weed each batch.. you add 100kg of smuggled Afghan ...and hurrey you have legalized 100kg of weed ...let's make some suicide vest and celebrate it in local nursery :D
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

One of the biggest issues is that the largest producer of marijuana is Afghanistan respective Taliban and Al Qaeda. So free access to it would result in legalizing their income. They wouldn't have to use complicated and expensive money laundering so in the end you would have legal weed and terrorists would have 10x more money.1. If marijuana was legalized the price would drop significantly. They would actually lose money, marijuana is only so expensive because the risk of getting caught allows criminals to charge much more. In a year or two of legalization marijuana would be about as expensive as tobacco.2. If marijuana was legalized dealers and illegal producers would go out of business, smokers would no longer have to buy from dealers who buy from violent gangs. Smokers could just buy pot from a store that buys it from a peaceful farmer.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Disagree

That logic sucks. Alcohol is bad, cigarettes are bad and weed is bad. We currently have 2 out of 3 legalised. Why do we want to third?
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

That logic sucks.Why? Why can't I smoke a plant legally? Alcohol is bad, cigarettes are bad and weed is badWeed actually is no where near as bad as alcohol or cigarettes. I think everybody is aware of that dude. It's just a plant. It just grows like that. It's just when you happen to set it on fire there are some effects. Why do we want to third?Why not? I know a lot of people who want to legally be able to smoke weed. Come on dude. You know you want to smoke some dude.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Disagree

Whether it is as bad or not is a matter of opinion. All three work on different systems in the body so what you consider worse I might not.I have smoked and would continue to smoke if it were available cheaply to me. I don't think it should be legal though. Thankfully possession isn't illegal in Spain.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

Oh you are in Spain? You can legally have weed in your possesion? Wow. Thats nice. Whether it is as bad or not is a matter of opinion.Why is it not up for opinion? It's an opinion. You can have an opinion on anything dude. We just know that all together if we apply all the effects alcohol, cigarettes, and weed do to your body we will see that weed isn't that harmful.I have smoked and would continue to smoke if it were available cheaply to me. You see. I know people. I get my stuff for a cheap or reasonable price.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

Weed is not bad. It can be used for medical reasons. .
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Disagree

Yes a qualified doctor should be able to prescribe it. If it is used recreationally it can cause psychosis.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

My body, my right, my choice. I have the right to choose what to do with my body. You are not a libertarian if you are against someone's right to choose.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Disagree

Presumably you mean a right to choose what you do with your own body right?Well there is a conflict of rights. People who suffer from mental health issues are a clear drain on the health system. If people are being treated for marijuana induced psychosis then there's less resources for those people that suffer from conditions that were not self inflicted.(On a side note, its a really bad idea for you to be taking it considering the mental health issues you already have. They really do make it worse).
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

You are completely wrong and you need to stop wasting my time.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Disagree

Well if you want to debate it sometime then debate. This is a debate forum.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

Stop wasting my time. You are the one who is not debating. .
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Disagree

IM ASKING YOU TO DEBATE WITH ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Flaw my argument! Debate!!
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

OKAY THEN! I agree that weed is not 100% harmless, and if it caused a problem with me, I would never use it again. I am only defending use in the abscence of problems.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

What you said is bigoted against disabled people. Stop wasting my time.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Disagree

Nope its not. If you cause your own health issues you are less deserving than someone who hasn't caused their own health issues. This is the reason, for example, why people that drink all the time have a lower priority for liver transplant than those that don't.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

As a practical matter, Libertarians don't believe that we have the right to violate the rights of others with our choices, do they? I think that is where the rub is with regard to abortions (for example) but with other choices as well.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

bringing up abortion in every debate you can chuzzy?
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

DERP...................My point was not only about abortion dill weed.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

DERPmy point is still valid dill weed.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

thanks for proving my point chuzzy.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

I think chuzzy the dill weed troll fails to understand that down votes just help prove my point.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

for someone in their fifties you sure do talk like a teen.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

I'll take that as a yes.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

As a practical matter, Libertarians don't believe that we have the right to violate the rights of others with our choices, do they? I think that is where the rub is with regard to abortions (for example) and with other choices as well.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Disagree

I disagree because multiple wrongs don't make something right. I would rather see more harmful substances banned than to see their legality used as an excuse or reason to unban others. (Dude high on weed just dropped a building in Philly and killed six people.)There are problems with banning things under our Constitution. I will grant that argument. We are supposed to be free (here in the U.S.) to do anything we want to - short of violating the rights of others. So, I favor banning substances only where the case can be made that their uses can or will directly affect the rights and safety of others.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

I disagree because multiple wrongs don't make something right. I would rather see more harmful substances banned than to see their legality used as an excuse or reason to unban others. (Dude high on weed just dropped a building in Philly and killed six people.)People high on weed rarely do things like that, having one or two isolated incidents is not a reason to ban a harmless substance for 7 billion people.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Disagree

I agree... however I don't think the bad effects of recreational drugs (including pot) is limited to one or two isolated instances. ANYTHING that impairs vision, reaction time, judgement etc.... should be considered dangerous. I tried to make the point that I am not for all out pre-emptive bans (you didn't quote that part)... but let's be real and honest. There are plenty of examples to support both sides of that debate.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

ANYTHING that impairs vision, reaction time, judgement etc.... should be considered dangerous.Why? Your assuming that people will operate machinery or wielding a weapon while using drugs. Especially on drugs like LSD or Shrooms its rare that the user leaves even the room you are in until the effects wear off. If you get high and just walk around at a festival or park you're most likely not going to do any harm.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Disagree

If you are getting high in your room and manage to set yourself and or your house on fire with your little torch, bong or a candle... and in your state of mind can't put it out.... how does that not endanger the lives and property of those around you? The police and or firemen who come to your rescue (whether you want them to or not?) etc? It seems like you (pot heads in general) are so focussed on yourselves and your own experiences that you don't even see the bigger picture.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

If you are getting high in your room and manage to set yourself and or your house on fire with your little torch, bong or a candle... and in your state of mind can't put it out.... how does that not endanger the lives and property of those around you?Let me just explain something to you. You're argument that marijuana starts fires is about as ridiculous as the feminist argument that women wearing slightly revealing clothing in a movie causes rape.Why do I say that? Because it is VERY far stretched. Now I'm just going to assume that you've never smoked before, but taking a few hits from your bong will not cause you start tripping balls like you would on an once of sh rooms, you're not gonna set the rug on fire and go "hahaha tehehehehehehehehehe" and more importantly you won't set the rug on fire. Most people don't smoke marijuana out of joints, they smoke it out of bowls, bongs or pipes. Most of the time, this holds no more than a nugget of weed the size of an M&Mor two. Usually after your hit the bud will usually go out and have to be re-lit. I know people who have had accidents cooking BBQ's and starting fires, even seen it happen a few times, but I have never heard of someone being high and setting their house on fire.It seems like you (pot heads in general) are so focused on yourselves and your own experiences that you don't even see the bigger picture.It seems like you (most drug warriors in general) have absolutely no knowledge about drugs. Unlike you, I have experience with the drug, I know its effects and what people act like on it, you clearly do not. And most of all, most of us pot heads focus on ourselves and other's experiences is because -drum roll please- never hurt anyone because of marijuana. We don't cause any trouble and then people like you come over and start dictating what we can do with our bodies because some of the far stretched scenarios you made up scared you.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Disagree

1. I never claimed that smoking pot starts fires. I said that smoking pot (like drinking) impairs judgment and reaction times and by doing so can create dangerous situations for others. 2. I have in fact smoked before and I did a pretty good job of messing myself up too... if I may say so myself. 3. I can find you some tragic news stories of things people have done while high if you like.... but I have no doubt you'll only reject them all... because that's what pot heads generally do when shown the other side of the argument. (It's like a defense mechanism)4. I was a danger to myself and others when I was under the influence. The only difference between us is that I own up to it and I don't try to deny it nor to downplay it.5. If pot heads and pot smoking never caused any trouble... there would be no controversy over whether it should be legal. The only reason I favor keeping it banned is because of the harm that I have already seen it do and the arguments that can be derived from those examples.Reality is not always convenient.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

Addressing point 3: Yes, you can find some isolated incidents or some yellow journalism from the 1950's. I've smoked pot many times and know many people who have also smoked it many times, the worst thing that has happened is someone lost their headphones. Addressing point 4: No, the difference between you and I is that you assume anything that impares vision or judgment in even the slightest way is dangerous. I'm not denying it or downplaying it, I've done dangerous things before, smoking pot is not one of them. Now drinking alcohol, that was actually dangerous. Two effects of getting very drunk that most people get is passing out and vomiting, the two do not go well together.Two effects that most people getting very high is that they get hungry or lazy.Addressing point 5: It wasn't banned because pot smoker's were causing trouble, it banned because of racism and special interests. I didn't say we never caused any trouble, I'm just saying that about 99.99% of the time we don't. If you want to keep it banned because of the "harm" it has caused then maybe you should take a look at the effects of making it illegal. All those American street gangs and Mexican cartels, have they not done more harm than me smoking some weed and jamming with my friends?
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Disagree

Dude, I'm sure that you are one of the exceptions and I really don't want to get drawn into a debate on the legalization on drugs. I have said in my first post that I tend to lean more on the freedom side of the debate... You don' seem to want to see that. You have this pollyanna idea that legalization will make gang bangers end their violence, get real jobs and become harmless (even desirable) citizens... and by doing so, you show how un-realistic you really are. A punk ass kid knocking down 2-3K a week selling drugs is not going to suddenly accept a job flipping burgers for min. wage just because weed has been legalized and he can't get a profit selling drugs anymore.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

A punk ass kid knocking down 2-3K a week selling drugs is not going to suddenly accept a job flipping burgers for min.I disagree with that assessment. That "punk ass kid" is only selling for the money. He is making that much money because he's selling them on the black market. Because it's on the black market there is risk. Because there is risk the substance is worth more. If it were legalized taxed and controlled the price would all go down and he'd have to have a job or his own business to continue to sell the drug and turn a reasonable profit. If selling the drug is what he really wanted to do with his life and that's only if the government doesn't make it legal to grow yourself. If that happens then the kid will have 0 chance of making money and would have to resort to either a harder drug or a job.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

I have said in my first post that I tend to lean more on the freedom side of the debate... You don' seem to want to see that."I favor keeping it banned" - Chuz-Life You have this pollyanna idea that legalization will make gang bangers end their violence, get real jobs and become harmless (even desirable) citizens... and by doing so, you show how un-realistic you really are. I didn't say they would just magically go away. I'm saying that most of these gangs are cartels make most their money from selling drugs, marijuana being the most well sold. Legalizing drugs would cut of a large percentage of their income. I thought this was self explanatory, but apparently not.A punk ass kid knocking down 2-3K a week selling drugs is not going to suddenly accept a job flipping burgers for min. wage just because weed has been legalized and he can't get a profit selling drugs anymore.True, but that still takes cripples whatever gang they are working for.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Disagree

There are problems with banning things under our Constitution. I will grant that argument. We are supposed to be free (here in the U.S.) to do anything we want to - short of violating the rights of others. So, I favor banning substances only where the case can be made that their uses can or will directly affect the rights and safety of others.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

Wow you're a big boy typing in all bold, how mature. The ban has done much more harm then plant, but hey, who cares, there are a few isolated incidents so lets ban it for everyone!"
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Disagree

Seriously dude... You're making it an easier and easier choice to make.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

The ban has done more harm than the drug. This is not an incredibly hard concept to grasp. Los Zetas, Sinaloa and American street gangs would not have nearly as much revenue if marijuana was legalized. Isolated incidents do not trump the consistent pattern of drug prohibition giving a huge boost to organized crime. Is it really that hard to understand?
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Disagree

You seem to think that legalizing pot will cripple the drug cartels...Is that correct? Is that what you think?
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

I want to legalize all drugs, however, legalizing marijuana would take a large chunk out of their income.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Disagree

Drug dealing is like any other business, in the respect that you can't afford to just take losses and not try to recoup the money lost from somewhere else. You seem to think that drug cartels (criminal organizations) will take enormous losses and then accept that as their status quo. In reality, they are not going to do that.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

Then what do you expect them to do? It doesn't matter if they accept it or not, they will have lost most of their business because of it and them not liking the "status quo" won't change anything.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Disagree

Honestly, I would expect them to start pushing harder and more addictive substances to younger and younger users.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

Its hard to support a giant crime syndicate when your only audience is kids with a $5 allowance.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Disagree

You say that like you don't know that kids can't steal to support their drug habit.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

Yes, all of these giant crime syndicates will stop selling people to have money, but still hold stronger and continue to make billions because lil' billy stole $20 from daddy's wallet and got a whooping $3.59 from the tip jar a 7/11...
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Disagree

What can I say, guitarist? Your side has the votes and pot has already been legalized in some places. In Colorado, they've already had to revise the laws because of the problems that legalization created. Just come back and see me again after it's legalized and the numbers are in.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

No, my side does not have the numbers... well, not for what I want. Marijuana will be legalized slowly and the production of it will be heavily regulated and taxed, but whatever, I assume you're getting bored of this debate just as I am.
Debate: If alcohol and cigarettes are legal then so should weed.
Side: Agree

Yep. I'm was already bored with it several years ago when I first heard it proposed.
Debate: If evolution is taught in schools shouldn't creationism?
Side: It's only fair...

I don't have a problem with creationism or intelligent design being taught in schools, but teachers need to ensure their students understand that the theory of evolution enjoys much more academic support.It doesn't hurt for students to learn the differing viewpoints in controversial issues - in fact that could help them learn to think rationally, rather than believe the first thing they're taught.