Factual Proposition: Consuming marijuana is detrimental to one's health.

OPPONENT'S BRIEF         Factual Proposition: Consuming marijuana is detrimental to one's health.         Definition of key terms: 1. Consumption= Smoking or eating marijuana. 2. Marijuana= Psychoactive mind altering substance, also known as cannabis. 3. Detrimental= Serious harm.         Primary Inference:         Smoking or eating marijuana is likely to create serious health problems for most individual users or society.         Overview: Since the 1920's supporters of marijuana prohibition have exaggerated the drugs dangers. Many of the "reefer madness" tales that were used to bring …

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