A petition is going around that needs 300,000 signatures to get on the next ballet.  It would legalize the growth and use of marijuana in private residence for people 18 and over.  It would be a $50 civil infraction fine for use and consumption outside of private residence.

Now I'm not one who wants to use or has ever used any type of drug.  However I do believe that the decriminalization of marijuana would greatly benefit the prison system as well as our legal system.  Would anyone disagree with me?  I think this would be a good topic to debate, seeing as we haven't had one in a while.  However we would need a con to my pro.  Any takers?

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I generally lean in the pro-legalization direction.  This would shut down the vast majority of foreign narcotics trafficking and would save millions of dollars annually wasted on law enforcement, advertising, and bureaucratic garbage.

Of course, this is a lose-lose argument no matter which side of the fence you sit on.  People are stupid, and legislation (or the lack thereof) isn't going to fix that.

-b0b
(...shrugs.)