[NobleFree]

If alcohol remains legalized, how do you propose to prevent an increase in its use by schizophrenics and an increase in the mental health burden (relative to what they would be if alcohol were re-banned)?

The extent of alcohol abuse is due in no small part to it being legal and culturally accepted. Making marijuana legal would similarly increase its use and abuse. As demonstrated, this would increase the extent and burden of schizophrenia.

By the same token, recriminalizing alcohol would decrease the extent and burden.

dogmatic assertions that equate alcohol and marijuana.

Nobody here has equated alcohol and marijuana. But I understand why you'd rather prop up straw men to battle than address the points actually raised.

[Rockingham]

Alcohol is not at issue because neither of us propose to change its legal status. I urge you to review the medical evidence as to the considerable harm of marijuana.