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Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

yes it whould be legalized beacause ive grown up around people who have smoked pot or are smoking pot and it never made them hullucinate or slow down there motor functions in fact its actully help a few of them. besides why is it the hospitals can give it out to people with cancer when ever one else gets arrested just because they have a few tumors that gives them the right to bypass the law that every one has to obay.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: Continue the war on drugs

Medicinal marijuana is given to cancer patients who are DYING to ease the pain they are in. That's why they can "bypass the law".
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

Incorrect. Medical Marijuana can be prescribed for any number of things. Cancer patients are prescribed because it takes away the nausea that follow chemotherapy sessions which is extremely important to the recovery of the patient since if said patient can't eat from the chemo he'll stay weak and probably not survive. It's not because they are dying to ease the pain. Pot isn't that hardcore man.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: Continue the war on drugs

LEGALIZING =/= DECRIMINALIZATION If you want to smoke weed, don't make the argument for decriminalization. Legalization and decriminalization are two different subjects. The arguments against "War on Drugs" usually has more to do with people wanting it legalized than it does decriminalizing it because it's an easy target with numbers and panders to everyone's fear of government. Typical Legalization Propaganda: "Look at all these poor non-violent people stuck in prison, all they wanted was to get high, and it costs us $20394 per second to chase one of these poor fellers down, and then another $79887987 a year to keep him in prison. How dare you government, shame on you, and shame on us for doing this to them, legalize now(1)!(1)If you pass this info along maybe someday you could smoke pot too(2)(2) Not right now though, but when it's legalized ;)..."
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

"If you want to smoke weed, don't make the argument for decriminalization."-WHAT? WHY? Any step towards legal weed is a good one.Both decriminalization and legalization both have many numbers that show it's beneficial effects on society. Oh, and if you didn't notice, legalization DOES decriminalize it. They are not mutually exclusive.And yes, many people want to get high on cannabis. That's why we're here. If you can come up with a good reason why that should be illegal, I'm all ears. So far, I haven't heard anything. People using drugs is not bad, we do it all the time (caffeine, Tylenol, Vicoden). People using dangerous drugs is bad. If you can prove that pot is dangerous to society, I'm all ears. No one has been able to do so. Ever.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

im not for legalizing it, but all i'm saying is that if we took all the money that we put into the war on drugs and had it back, we could buy all the weed farms in the world and eradicate the substance. same with cocaine.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: Continue the war on drugs

Interesting point. But that would most likely make things worse. Because then we'd have individuals growing their own for sale and no enforcement against that.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

then we can re-instate the drug war tactics and maybe make rewards for catching "drug farmers". $50,000 and up
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

dont people brew thier own alcohol? I believe it would follow along the same lines...
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: Many reasons to end cannabis prohibition

You cannot legislate morality. This has been proved on many issues through the millenia. Cannabis is a plant, which has hundreds of uses, from industrial lubricants to clothing. As to the recreational uses, there is no overdose level, as there is with alcohol and other drugs. No anecdotal evidence exists about anyone ever getting violent after smoking cannabis. It increases creativity in many individuals, including this one.The medicinal benefits are being discovered weekly, it seems. It may increase brain cell production. It is an analgesic, eases anxiety, and we all have heard about the benefits for cancer patients.The "War on Drugs" (how one wages a war on an inanimate object has always puzzled me) has cost billions, put millions of people (mostly people of color) in jail needlessly (because it is a victimless crime) to the point where we now incarcerate more people than any other nation on earth. China and India both have 1 billion+ people and do not have as many prisoners as we do.The price tag for this "war" is in the tens of billions of dollars, and demand is higher than ever. Even people who would not partake of cannabis see the logic in abolishing the draconian drug laws that benefit only law enforcement, the prison industry, and the legal profession, while putting a lifelong stigma on many otherwise law-abiding citizens, whose only "crime" was smoking a joint, and having a few more grams of cannabis in their pocket. Are we a free country or not? Do we have the right to put into our adult bodies the substances that give us pleasure, or not?Prohibition has led to the same thing it did in Chicago in the 1920's. Powerful dangerous, murderous gangs, looking to increase their profit while prohibition is in effect. End the prohibition, end the gangs, end the violence, end the profit to the gangs.The Federal government could reap hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue, new "green" industries would spring up, backed by venture capital, and the police can get back to doing their real job, catching violent and dangerous criminals.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

Annual causes of death in USA:Tobacco 435,000Poor Diet and Physical Inactivity 365,000 (enjoy those burgers, hey maybe we should ban apply pie??)Alcohol 85,000 Microbial Agents 75,000Toxic Agents 55,000Motor Vehicle Crashes 26,347Adverse Reactions to Prescription Drugs 32,000Suicide 30,622Incidents Involving Firearms 29,000Homicide 20,308Sexual Behaviors 20,000All Illicit Drug Use, Direct and Indirect 17,000Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Such As Aspirin 7,600Caffeine 1,000-10,000 (includes coffee, tea and soda drinks like pepsi or coke)Marijuana 0I would sooner agree to ban tea as a deadly gateway drug than agree to the war on cannabis... because the war on cannabis makes no sense to a rational person...
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

Nice, but please tell where did you get this from? Thanks.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

Many people have been victims in the War on Drugs. The cost of the war clearly outweighs the cost of drugs on society. ('Cost' as in every way - financial and moral). Read the page I'm linking to.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

Don't forget the lives wasted with mandatory sentencing of excessive jail times that has ruined so many young peoples lives.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

pot rules! i mean how can you say a plant is illegal? if i find a way to smoke cabbages today, would they ban cabbages? legalize....
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

definitely could use the taxes.......................................................
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

just end it it is a thing that people get killed over year after year its just easier to leagaslize it gosh
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

And don't forget so many lives ruined with excessive mandatory sentencing of jail times.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

"Make the most you can of the Indian Hemp seed and sow it everywhere."- George Washington"Hemp is of first necessity to the wealth & protection of the country."- Thomas Jefferson"The prestige of government has undoubtedly been lowered considerably by the prohibition law. For nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. It is an open secret that the dangerous increase of crime in this country is closely connected with this."- Albert Einstein"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."- The 10th AmendmentGod said, "Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed which is upon the face of all the earth.…To you it will be for meat." … And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. (Genesis 1:29-31) "Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times, some shall … speak lies in hypocrisy … commanding to abstain from meats which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. (Paul: 1 Timothy 4:1-3)"When I was a kid I inhaled frequently. That was the point." - Barack Obama "Why use up the forests which were centuries in the making and the mines which required ages to lay down, if we can get the equivalent of forest and mineral products in the annual growth of the hemp fields?"- Henry Ford"Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself; and where they are, they should be changed. Nowhere is this more clear than in the laws against possession of marihuana in private for personal use... Therefore, I support legislation amending Federal law to eliminate all Federal criminal penalties for the possession of up to one ounce of marihuana."- Jimmy Carter
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

Whoah, are all these for real? Thanks man.The greatest benefit of legalization would be an end to mandatory sentencing, which has ruined so many young peoples lives.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

I don't like drugs, and I'd rather they didn't exist, period. But that's not the case. On the argument of prison overcrowding due to illegal drug users, they may as well legalize it and reduce the crowding. However, legalizing it will give too much leeway for people to get their hands on it even more. It's overall bad for society, but whether it's legal or illegal, it has its upsides and downsides alike. On the other hand, I'm absolutely not looking forward to smelling marijuana everywhere I go, that is, if it was legalized. It is so awful and obvious smelling.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

Check out this reference.From the Time Article:"Judging by every metric, decriminalization in Portugal has been a resounding success," says Glenn Greenwald, an attorney, author and fluent Portuguese speaker, who conducted the research. "It has enabled the Portuguese government to manage and control the drug problem far better than virtually every other Western country does."
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: Be wise Legalize

Its amazing we didn't learn our lesson after repealing prohibition, yet cannabis is far less harmful than alcohol, it even has medicinal properties.But the greatest benefit would be an end to mandatory sentencing practices, which have ruined so many young peoples lives.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

dude? legalized pot? hell yeah!!! you people on the other side? PSYCHO! ;) no offense
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

Hooraaah. But seriously, it don't harm no one but the smoker, and that is really debatable too. It even has medicinal benefit. Its way safer than alcohol, which we still have legal after repealing prohibition. And ending the ban would mean ending cruel mandatory sentencing that ruins so many young peoples lives. Be wise. Legalize.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

Yes. Smoking pot may not be a good idea, but it's no more harmful than alcohol or cigarettes, and does not harm anyone who doesn't choose to take it up. Especially with our current budget restrictions, we can't afford to save people from their own stupid decisions.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

Yes, marijuana is actually less harmful than alcohol, yet we didn't learn our lesson after ending prohibition. Marijuana should never have been made illegal in the first place.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

YES.....weed is the way to go......It would be AWSOME if weed was legal////////
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: Be wise Legalize

Yes, because then mandatory sentencing would be stopped, and young lives could be saved from insane jail sentences.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

I really hate drugs, but honestly, I'm tired of waging war on high dealers and hobos and kids who cave in to peer pressure. The prison ruins their lives and we're wasting so much money by doing this.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: Be wise Legalize

Exactly, it costs so much, but accomplishes so little. Really all making it illegal does it raises the black market price. So the beneficiaries are drug dealers and money laundering bankers.Its tragic because mandatory sentences are so excessive they ruin young peoples lives with long jail times. This is inexcusable. It should never have been made illegal in the first place.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: Many reasons to end cannabis prohibition

So many lives have been lost and so much money has been wasted on a completely unnecessary war on drugs. Speaking as someone who doesn't smoke cannabis (anymore), I know, through research, that the drug is not harmful. It's known to treat over 200 ailments, and not once has a person died from cannabis use. If cannabis is illegal, cigarettes and alcohol should also be illegal, as they do much more damage and take many more lives.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: Be wise Legalize

Agree completely, the way the law is it has ruined so many peoples lives with jail time and criminal records with overly harsh and excessive mandatory sentences. Its just insane. It doesn't really hurt anyone, alcohol is far worse, yet when people tried to stop that with prohibition, it didn't work at all. It seems we haven't learned our lesson from our own recent history. So sad and tragic, because it was completely preventable. Be wise Legalize.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

I cant believe I am saying "legalize", cause every time the pothead in the flat below mine starts smoking it, the whole block of flats starts stinking of skunk.Part of me thinks that it should remain illegal so people can call the police and arrest the inconsiderate idiot... but after a bit of thought, I have changed my mind.If it was legalized, then pot would probably be of better quality, and closely monitored for its ingredients. If it was legalized, and you could only get it from your doctor, then it would be easy to detect addiction and the doctor could refuse to give you any. If it was legalized, then there would be no dodgy characters entering my block of flats to sell not only pot but the whole array of harder drugs.If it was legalized, some of the money that pothead is paying could be used to benefit the rest of us in taxes, and not only a small group of criminal barons. But, alas, it is illegal... so now I have to put up with skunk smell and shadows creeping in the night to sell it.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

It sounds like you are against second hand buzz. That's fine with me. It should be legalized, that way people don't have to go behind the law to do it, which brings up all kinds of problems. So, ya i agree.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

one major point:canada- they have legalized pot, and more guns, and lower murder rate. bc all those guns are chill.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

weed should be legal.it's the safest "drug" there is and it's ridiculous that alcohol and cigarettes are legal and killing people while marijuana is illegal and hasn't killed anyone.plus it doesn't have any serious side effects, just makes you more relaxed and sometimes you think about things that never cross your mind while sober. i think the government has no right to dictate the way we live our life and what we do in our spare time as long as we're not hurting others or vandalizing property.there's many other reasons why i think it should be legal, this is just a few of them.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

Amen brother, plus it could be used for medical purposes. And hemp could be used for so many things, even to make clothes. There is no need to import for hemp production. USA used to be a producer of it for ropes and stuff. It should never have been made illegal.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

The government could make so much money if they just make it legal. First, they won't have to spend a lot of money trying to stop it. Trying to stop it this way is obviously not working. Second, the U.S. could make marijuana just another commodity. They could tax the use or the purchase of marijuana and actually make money. However, it's probably in the best interest for the whole country if smoking pot in public is banned. Doing it at home is still the same as doing it outside.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

I generally support the legalization of marijuana, which is really just another plant so whats the big deal. But I probably wouldn't want to tax it. At least not much. Cuz then how are people gonna afford snacks for the munchies right? But seriously, taxation is good to convince govt to legalize it, although its actually onerous to add more taxes, so if it is done, it should be done as little as possible.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

yes . the war is just retarded . and if weed is legal the economy would be better , and alot more people would not die for two reasons the war and a drug deal gone bad my friend was shot and almost l killed in a drug deal gone bad
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

It should never have been made illegal in the first place.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

Dude , all they need to do is get off there politic arses and wrap there lips around a smoking lamp or slam a joint in em ALL FOR IT DUDE
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

Alcohol deaths a year: 75,000Cigarrette deaths a year: 440,000Marijuana deaths a year: 0Simple statistics
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: FAIL

im sure people die from pot, you can get almost all the things you get from cigarrettes like cancer and stuff. you cant OD but you cant on tobbacco either.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

Just to add, there has never been a death to the use of marijuana. Plus, the federal and state governments give money and marijuana to people for medical reasons.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

even though i am not a user i still believe that pot should be leagalized. not only will it help bring it us out of our major debt but will stop violence over drugs. we shouldnt put people in jail for smokin pot when we have murderers all over the country. We have to pay with our tax dollars to house those so called criminals.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

I know so many successful people that have smoked or still smoke pot on occasion and have never used anything else. If you look at the history on how it got classified as a hardcore substance it all politically motivated and a bunch of BS. Marijuana has so many benefits for sick people and also it's building material which is grows in only a few months. I'm tired of hearing about nice people who are doing 10 years to life just for weed. You know me I don't smoke it but I think that it's all about personal freedoms who's right is it to tell you what you put in your body. The other drugs such as cocaine and heroin those need to stay as such.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

i think it would be a perfect thing for the Gov't if legel. Pot heads would still buy it for any price and it would help lower our debt. But if it were leaglized it would need to be controlled and stuff. its still dangroud and adictive like beer and cigrattes
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

Yes pot heads help the economy by eating chips and going to 7 eleven for slur-pees. Stop building jail cells for people who like pot. It's about time they loosen up.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

Legalize it tax it, it could be the answer for our debt crisis.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

Legalizing it is morally and economically right, but estimates put revenue only at $10-15 billion dollars and the deficit of 2009 is 1.4 trillion and the debt is 12.4 trillion. It would help.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

The amount of money that the feds post fighting the war on drugs is nothing compared to what they would gain if they legalized, taxed, and regulated it.
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

Although i am not a pot smoker I do believe that pot should be legalized for many reasons. For one pot was never a direct cause of death to anyone unlike tobacco and beer. Pot is also one of the most high priced exports of Central American Countries and the Carribean. Legalizing pot can help save our economy if we make it one of the major exports of America. Also a lot of comedians like to take their ideas from pot too haha
Debate: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot?
Side: End the war on drugs, legalize

let me tell you guys somthing ciggerates kill you drugs give you a nice fell