Legalize It -- The Economic Argument
For example, a big point of contention is whether usage will go up. Opponents of legalization tend to argue that usage will skyrocket, while proponents tend to argue that most people who would want to smoke marijuana are already smoking it now. Both arguments imply that more usage is a bad thing. If it is, you have to make that case, while keeping in mind that the 19 million monthly marijuana users in this country probably enjoy it. (And 32 million Americans partook at least once in the past year.) It's not free, they run the risk of arrest for possessing it, there are legal substitutes out there like alcohol; and yet they choose to consume it.
My Paraphrase:
An argument facing the legalization of marijuana is the issue of whether or not usage of the drug will increase. Pro-legalization debaters refute this claim by arguing that users of the drug are most likely already using it, legal or not. They back this up by saying although the drug is illegal, the current users of it enjoy it, regardless of the law, and an increase in usage, if it were to happen, would need strong evidence showing that it is bad.
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