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TheNegativeTeamarguesthatbyputtinginasystemoflegalizedMarijuana
distribution,wewouldincreasemarijuanauseratherthanreduceitandwouldleadto
increasedratesofaddictiontomarijuanaamongyouthandadults,legalizingmarijuana
isnotasmartpublichealthorpublicsafetystrategyforanystateorforournation.
Forthesereasonsweurgeyoutorejecttheaffirmativesplanandsidewiththenegative
team.

Thenegativeteamwouldliketostartbyaddressingsomeoftheargumentspresentedby
theaffirmativesideandiftimepermits,wewillcontinuetosupportourarguments.
Inresponseto_______argument,wewillnowreadour3rdcontention
IftheAffargueslegalizingMarijuanawillstopdrugwars:
Contention3:DrugWarswillcontinue,affirmativeplandoesnotsolve
LegalizingMarijuanaWontEndtheWaronDrugsNYTimes,2014
Thebiggestproblemwithpromarijuanarhetoricisthatitsproponentsseemtobelievethat
legalizationwillendthewarondrugsnaveassertionthatshowsproponentsfailtounderstand
thecomplexitiesofwhynationaldrugisntworking.Demandsidedrugpolicyhasremainedthe
normforthelast30yearsandpartofthereasonisthatithelpspoliticiansreapelectoralgains.
Eventoday,PresidentBarackObamasupportsthedrugwar.Yes:hesmadesomepotfriendly
remarks,buthelikestheEdwardJ.ByrneJusticeAssistanceGrantProgram.Althoughthe
Bushadministrationpracticallydefundedtheprogram,Obamaallocated$2billionbacktoitwith
theAmericanRecoveryandReinvestmentActof2009.Hewantedtoconvincethepublicthat
hewastoughoncrime.Theprogramhasatroubledhistory.Ittiesdrugarrestsstatisticsto
funding:themorearrests,themoremoney.Mostofthemoneygoestodrugtasksforcesthat
havearecordofdisproportionatelyarrestingpoorblackmenforpossession.