Its even better how retards can't see that:
1.) Alcohol has both medicinal and recreational uses - Antiseptic; and if you drink enough you die.
I don't know of any doctors who will "prescribe" you alchoho. It's more self medicating
2.) While cigarette smoke is not an obvious source of radiation exposure, it contains small amounts of radioactive materials
http://www.epa.gov/rpdweb00/sources/tobacco.html .. and if you consume enough nicotine you die.
Smoking is bad for you. Thanks captain obvious.
3.) No one has ever died from Marijuana
Directly, no. Indirectly, I would beg to differ. Although I dont have the time or energy to do the research. I'm sure some idiot did something stupid because they were high and died.
4.) Alcohol prohibition didn't work, and alcohol even kills people who dont use it (physical abuse, accident victims).
So no one has ever died because they got into a car accident with someone who was high?
5.) Cannabis is non-toxic and is not processed in the liver like most pain medications, making it an extremely valuable tool for sick patients who's bodies cannot take any more $$ pain "medications".
I would agree with you on this. But since weed can't kill you then it should just be made legal and let people self-medicate them selves.
6.) Hemp seeds and hemp oil are highly nutritious.
Yea thats what Im having for dinner tonight.
7.)
http://www.cocaine.org/violence/index.html
Cocaine isnt good for you???????
8.) Look at this propaganda... take away THC and smoking, and there is no argument.
http://www.justice.gov/dea/demand/speakout/index.html
The link you provided is such a broad statement. Although it does mention marijuana, it is talking about all drugs. Putting weed in that category is not right, but they are not just talking about weed here.
9.) Cannabis poses a lower threat than heroin or cocaine in part because its distribution and abuse are not commonly associated with violent crime.
It may not be common, but from first hand experience I have seen many violent crimes done as a result of the buying/selling of marijuana. Not because of the consumption though of course.
10.) You can grow it for free and it works. Lobbyists for Alcohol, Tobacco, Pharmaceuticals, Timber, and even Military Contractors will lose money if people can use this plant again.
I think it would be better to point out how much money government organizations and industries will SAVE and MAKE if it it legalized. Not how much money people will LOSE.
11.) People will not stop using cannabis. Any social costs will remain, including the cartels increasing profits and power. The only logical stance is to get tax revenue to offset these potential pitfalls, and in some cases, eliminate an enabling situation that allows criminals to profit.
Bad argument because you can say also that people will not stop using heroin either, but does that make it right to legalize it?
12.) You sleep like a baby if you use Cannabis.
true
13.) There is no Easter Bunny. Sorry... not everything everyone tells you is true.
Dick what if I kid stumbles along these boards and reads this? You just shattered their fantasy. Next you're gonna say Santa Clause doesn't exist. Think about the kids man.