In his opening statement, Colin has many great points about legalizing marijuana. For example he said that
"Joycelyn Elders, MD, former US Surgeon General, wrote that medical marijuana can relieve certain types of pain, nausea, and the “symptoms caused by such illnesses as multiple sclerosis, cancer and AIDS -- or by the harsh drugs sometimes used to treat them.""This is a great quote to support the fact that marijuana can help to relieve pain, and isn't simply used because it is addictive. He also goes on to explain that the drug isn't actually as potent as many of the drugs on the legal market today.
Although the information is great, some of it isn't backed up by evidence.
"We believe marijuana should be a medial option for “medical reasons”. We believe con is wrong and can’t beat us because people with medical problems need it to treat the pain."This is a very powerful statement, but he has no evidence or examples of marijuana being "needed" to treat pain. Finally, I believe he could have found a few more details to support the legalization of marijuana, although he did give us a very strong argument, this is still only one example.
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