The New Argument Against Marijuana Legalization: It Will Kill Everyone

by smorgan [6], January 13, 2010, 06:17pm

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Marijuana -- Personal Use [7]

Having apparently run out of other ideas, opponents of marijuana legalization are now arguing that people are going to die. Seriously:

Carnage? Lost Lives? Ok guys, you just keep on talking like that and see what happens. Frustrated and desperate, the anti-pot crusaders have finally and firmly established themselves as the true nutjobs in the marijuana debate.

For decades, the prohibitionists have taken pot politics for granted and their sudden struggle to adapt to the current political climate is indeed an ugly thing to behold. The very notion of an organized, intellectual and popular movement for marijuana reform is utterly incompatible with their deeply ingrained prejudices. By shielding themselves from even a vague comprehension of the case for reform, they're now entering the debate armed only with the same antiquated rhetorical weaponry that's been alienating the public by growing margins each year.

In other words, let them claim that legalization will kill people, let them childishly insult and stigmatize [8] our supporters, for it is precisely those behaviors which have served to expose their ignorance, while catapulting our cause into the political mainstream.

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