Binary_Digit

To be honest, this debate is kind of frustrating so far. I have preemptively addressed almost every one of your points using credible sources, only to have them raised again without any supporting evidence.

My opening statement argued that legalization does not encourage the use of marijuana, and that prohibition doesn't discourage it. I showed you that other countries who have decriminalized marijuana have not seen any significant increases in the rate of use. I provided credible supporting evidence to substantiate these claims. Yet your opening statement completely ignored this premise, and claimed marijuana should be illegal because it's unhealthy, falsely implying that prohibition improves overall health by reducing the number of users.

My opening statement argued that marijuana is not a gateway drug. I showed you that there is no scientific evidence supporting the idea that marijuana use inherently compels its users toward harder drugs. I explained why the legal status of marijuana makes it look like a gateway drug when statistics are analyzed. I provided credible supporting evidence to substantiate these claims. Yet your opening statement completely ignored this premise, and argued without supporting evidence that when the thrill of marijuana is gone, the next "great drug" must take its place.

My second post addressed each and every one of your points, including the one that you just raised again, and the one that, it appears, has inherited the title of "your entire argument". Since this debate has boiled down to "marijuana should be illegal because it's unhealthy", perhaps you can do three things for me?

1. Please give specific examples of the vast and sweeping health problems you seem to think marijuana causes. I already shot down each of the others you mentioned, and according to the sources I already provided, long-term respitory problems are the only negative effects the AMA is confident of. If you intend to keep arguing that marijuana should be illegal because it's harmful to the health, surely you can come up with some credible supporting evidence?

2. Please explain your reasoning on why marijuana should be illegal because it's unhealthy, yet caffeine, glazed donuts, ice cream, french fries, carbonated drinks, high fructose corn syrup, and sun bathing should not.

3. Please explain why you think prohibition makes marijuana less dangerous to the health? Obviously you must not be arguing that prohibition makes fewer people use it, because we both know that's not true. In my opening statement I pointed out reasons why marijuana can be more dangerous under prohibition. So please, I can't wait to see how you figure that prohibition makes marijuana less harmful to the user's health.

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