Including the drug alcohol? Do you favor banning that drug?
No. But certainly endorse the restraints on its use by minors, people at work or driving.
Why are such restraints not sufficient for marijuana - why must it be banned?
Actually the upside to Prohibition is that the number of deaths from cirrhosis, liver failure, alcohol poisoning,accidents as well as domestic abuse and violence all declined during its implementation.
And yet you don't favor a return to Prohibition - which is good, as restricting liberties to prevent self-harm is not a proper function of government. (Actually, murders dropped when Prohibition ended.)
Also comparing alcohol to marijuana is not a valid physiological comparison. Let’s just say the receptors in our brains are a bit different
You have yet to show how that alleged difference is relevant to their proper legal statuses.
Not only is the phsiological comparison between alcohol and marijuana not valid but the legal, cultural and historical comparisons between the two intoxicants are also bogus. Great harm comes to countries and cultures when intoxicants are legalized and the legal and societal proscriptions against their use are loosened. It may be an inconvenient fact to your argument but the so called “legalization” of drugs has been a disaster wherever it has been implemented. The experiences in the Netherlands and Switzerland ,despite the nonsense and propaganda spouted by vested advocates, has not been good. America IMHO is already in decline, things will be worse with marijuana legalization and the ease of procurement.Young people will suffer the most. But cheer up. Your arguments are winning. The drive for legalization is prevailing. Soon marijuana will be readily available in Colorodo, California and Washington despite Federal laws which are being ignored. “Decriminalization” is becoming widespread. People like me who think its a huge mistake are becoming a minority. Enjoy your dope, but like I said, I prefer to have as little to do with you and your ilk as possible.