[kingu]

Who is afraid of marijuana? More specifically, what makes someone so afraid of marijuana that they try to instill their beliefs, by force and incarceration if necessary, on others?

Well, let's see.. My neighbor's daughter was molested by a 'it's just marijuana' fellow who lived on the other side of the street. His defense in court was that he wasn't responsible, it was the drugs that did it. I suppose he's afraid of the plant now, considering he's going to be in prison for a long time.

The guys who stole my hubcaps did it to pay for their drugs...

The only two thefts we had at our store were both marijuana users, and both stole to pay for their habit. (One of them grew it themselves, but needed the money for the electric bill.)

These might be some reasons why it is illegal; I'm willing to listen to alternatives, but wholesale legalization likely won't be an option in either of our lifetimes.

[JTN]

Anyone who blames marijuana or any other drug for their behavior is just making excuses, just like the people who blame their lousy parents.

As for the crime, people wouldn't have to steal to support their habits (although cannabis is not very psychologically addictive and not physically addictive at all) if marijuana were legal because the price would be divided by about 100 due to its no longer being black market.

On top of this, as I said in an earlier post, a higher murder rate has been linked with prohibition.