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Decriminalized Weed
<-- King of Procrastination
I have to do a persuasive speech tomorrow in speech class, and my topic is to argue that Marijuana should be decriminalized. I was having trouble at the time thinking of a topic, and someone in class said "dude, you should argue that weed should be decriminalized." It was a better idea than what I had (nothing) so i put it down, and realized later that i have no idea what im doing.
Im not arguing that pot should be LEGAL, im arguing that it should be DECRIMINALIZED, meaning that it isnt something that carries a jail sentence. If anyone has any facts about marijuana, the number of people who are in jail for it, etc, if you could post what you know/read (and, if possible, where you got the info from) thatd be great! Also, a friend told me once that there was an issue of a health magazine that had a cover story that said pot was better for you than cigarettes, which he said the goverment didnt allow it to be released. Anyone know anything about that? Thanks guys!
And yes, I'm aware that smoking is bad for you. But then again, so is speeding, but I doubt that stops any of us.
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