Finally, what happened to the advertisement of eggs frying in a pan, and the admonition of 'that's what your brain is on drugs'. Marijuana is definitely a drug.
I saw guys, in Vietnam, that were smokers and you could always tell one because they invariably had red-rimmed eyes. Pathetic!!!
No, politicians do not generally want legalization. They like the power and money that prohibition brings to government. Even now with a sizeable majority of people in favor of it, politicians are dragging their feet.
Absolutely - and like other drugs such as alcohol, regular use is not a good idea. But banning those drugs is an even worse idea, whose main effect is to enrich violent criminals.