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The topic of cannabis legalisation has long been contested. Currently, governments generally opt to ban its usage given potential adverse effects and adopting a hardline policy against substance use. However, some governments are choosing to legalise it to minimise harm associated with its usage and medicinal benefits.
Here I present the argument cannabis should be legalised, for two main reasons. Firstly, the principle of bodily autonomy should prevail and people should be allowed to do what they want with their body. The government should not be stepping in to dictate what people are doing, including using cannabis. Secondly, a large stakeholder of this debate are people with medical conditions (e.g. chronic pain, cancer) who would benefit greatly from fully legalised cannabis.
Assuming that this debate is about recreationla marijuana, decriminalisation produces better legal outcomes than legalisation, particularly looking at the incarceration rates of the poor.
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