Data refuting the legalization of Marijuana

Claim

• Marijuana should be illegal for medical use in Illinois

Identify The Grounds

• Causes more problems then it fixes

Damages Body

Cancer Brain Damage

Death

Medical Marijuana

Clarify the Warrant

• Patients of medical marijuana become addicted

More addicts

Extend with Backing

• Doctors’ patients that have prescriptions for marijuana abuse it

• Children are run over by high drivers

Brain Damage

AddictsLung

Cancer

Lung Disease

DEATH

Qualifications

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AbuseAbuse

Rebuttal

• Marijuana used for medical use has been proven to give appetite to those with AIDS and relieve nausea to those with cancer.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strength• Relieves pain,

nausea, vomiting and other symptoms

• Very little evidence that smoking marijuana as a means of taking it represents a significant health risk

Weakness• There is no

repeatable data • Increased heart rate

and a decrease in blood pressure

• Impairs learning and interferes with memory, perception, and judgment