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Topic: Should Marijuana be legalized?

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Opinion #1
Debater: yameiramasil
LEGALIZE IT!
Yes it should be legalized on the federal level and here's why.It's the job of gov. to protect people and their property from others.Not to protect them from themselves.I personally think doing drugs for the hell of it is stupid, but if someone wants to be stupid that is their right as long as their not hurting anyone else.The "drug war" is also a huge unconstitutional waste of money.The gov. spends tons of money trying to get rid of drugs in this country and how much good does it really do?If I really wanted to I could go outside and walk downtown right now and find at least 5 people I could buy some pot off of. It would also be awsome for our economy and its good for medicinal purposes.Now if our government was smart they would legalize it and tax it.It's useless keeping it illegal, if people want it they're going to get it, and thats that.And if you're still someone who hates the idea,make it illegal in your state,that would be constitutional, and then everyone could be happy.
Opinion #2
Debater: The Wild Goose
Legalization arguments are flawed.
I do not intend to address the issue of legalization per se, that is, I shall not state a position and construct an argument for it. I may or may not be in favor of legalization. There are, however, logical flaws in the arguments for legalization which need to be addressed. One proposition is that government is not responsible for "protecting people from themselves". The problem with this is that it implicitly admits that government is responsible for protecting people from the actions of others- and do any of our actions not affect the lives of others? This principle, derived in part from J.S. Mill, is not sufficient to defend liberty, and can actually be detrimental to true freedom. A's use of drugs can and does affect B's life. Legalization advocates also say that legalized drugs should be taxed and regulated. See my arguments on "Sin Taxes" for a full explanation, but this reg+tax model could increase drug usage, and cause more damage than the war on drugs itself.
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