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Isn't medical marijuana just the opening wedge
to legalize marijuana generally?
Most of the leaders and activists in the
"medical marijuana movement," including this writer,
favor the complete "legalization" of marijuana for
adults. That being the case, it is obvious that we hope and
expect medical access to marijuana to be followed by its full
"legalization." This is just common sense, but what
does this prove? Consider these points:
- Our motives are irrelevant to the merits
of the arguments. In fact, all of the supporters of
medical marijuana whom I know favor medical access to
marijuana as an end itself. We know too many sick and
disabled people who benefit from medical marijuana. Do
you think that only prohibitionists are sincere?
- Making something medically available does
not automatically mean that it will be legalized for
non-medical use. There are all sorts of drugs like
morphine, etc. that have been medically available for
years without being "legalized."
- People who oppose medical access to
marijuana because they oppose the legalization of
marijuana should decline to use any drug that they do not
think should be "legal."
- Should sick people have to suffer in order
to prevent the possible "legalization" of
marijuana?
- Having marijuana used by large numbers of
people under medical supervision will resolve once and
for all the controversy over the "side effects"
of marijuana. This will result in the
"legalization" of marijuana only if marijuana
is not found to be the terribly dangerous drug that the
prohibitionists claim it to be. We are confident that
this will be the outcome, and if we are right then the
result will be the "legalization" of marijuana
and the discrediting of those who have lied to justify
the arrests of millions of people and the suppression of
a valuable medicine. Should it be otherwise?
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