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Argument: The choice to use marijuana should be based on individual experience

Issue Report: Legalization of Marijuana

Issue Report: Medical marijuana dispensaries

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  • “420 Campaign – Top Ten Reasons Marijuana Should Be Legal”. High Times. March 13th, 2007 – “Many American adults prefer marijuana to the use of alcohol as a mild and moderate way to relax. Americans use marijuana because they choose to, and one of the reasons for that choice is their personal observation that the drug has a relatively low dependence liability and easy-to-manage side effects. Most marijuana users develop tolerance to many of marijuana’s side effects, and those who do not, choose to stop using the drug. Marijuana use is the result of informed consent in which individuals have decided that the benefits of use outweigh the risks, especially since, for most Americans, the greatest risk of using marijuana is the relatively low risk of arrest.”