Should the U.S. Legalize Marijuana?

• “No”

  

  “Marijuana Use Contributes to Crime”

• “Objection”

  

  “Responsible Adults Who Use Cannabis Are Not Criminals”
  

Marijuana Use Contributes to Crime

David Evans

Drug Free Schools Coalition

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Marijuana use is linked to drug induced crime such as homicides and drugged driving. If we legalize marijuana it will cause more drug induced crime. In a study of prison inmates in prison for homicide, twenty-five percent felt that the homicide was related to their use of marijuana before the crime.

Evidence

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International Journal of Addictions

1994:29:195-213

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Cannabis 'Linked to Aggression'

Scotsman.com News, Press Association 2006

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"Marijuana Had a Greater Effect on Increasing the Degree of Violent...

J Addict. Dis. 2003; 22:63-78

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"No" David Evans

• Marijuana Use Poses Severe Health Risks
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• Marijuana is Addictive
  0
• Use of Marijuana Leads to Other Drugs
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• Marijuana Use Contributes to Crime
  0

"No" Dr Kevin Sabet

• It is a Myth That 'Everybody is Doing It.'
  4
• Where Legalization Has Flourished, Drug Use Has Increased
  4
• Experts Agree That Marijuana Contributes to Mental Illness
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• Marijuana Use Can Be Addictive, While Also Damaging the Lungs
  2
• It is a Myth That Small Time Marijuana Users are Crowding our Prisons
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• Legalization Advocates Never Answer The Hard Questions
  4
• There are Ways To Make Current Policy Better
  1

"Yes" NORML

• Remember Prohibition? It Still Doesn’t Work.
  39
• Humanity’s Medicine Chest
  26
• It’s the Economy, Stupid!
  28
• Industrial Use
  27

Most Objections

• Marijuana Use Poses Severe Health Risks
  1
• Marijuana is Addictive
  0
• Use of Marijuana Leads to Other Drugs
  0
• Marijuana Use Contributes to Crime
  0
• Remember Prohibition? It Still Doesn’t Work.
  39
• Humanity’s Medicine Chest
  26
• It’s the Economy, Stupid!
  28
• Industrial Use
  27
• It is a Myth That 'Everybody is Doing It.'
  4
• It is a Myth That Small Time Marijuana Users are Crowding our Prisons
  3
• Marijuana Use Can Be Addictive, While Also Damaging the Lungs
  2
• Experts Agree That Marijuana Contributes to Mental Illness
  3
• Where Legalization Has Flourished, Drug Use Has Increased
  4
• Legalization Advocates Never Answer The Hard Questions
  4
• There are Ways To Make Current Policy Better
  1

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