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"I would be willing to bet that a large percentage of people you know smoke pot but you would never know."

I sincerely doubt it. Even if they did, it's irrelevant. Some people I know may do heroin or cocaine -- it doesn't mean I should vote to legalize those drugs.

"By having it legal for adults we send the message to teens that getting drunk is not so bad."

Not quite. By having it legal for adults we send the message to teens that drinking isn't so bad. We tried to ban alcohol once and that didn't work. We need to find other ways to discourage teen use.

"And don't tell me that adults only drink alcohol for the taste."

Most do. I believe the combined number of alcohol abusers and alcoholics is around 10%.

"The same goes for tobacco. What on earth do we gain by having the most addictive and one of the most dangerous substances legal besides easy tax revenue?"

Tobacco may be banned in 10 years. Will that make you happy? Geez Louise. You're putting marijuana in the same category as alcohol and tobacco -- two substances that are part of our history and our culture. What's next, teaching the Koran?

"You know as well as I do that that would result in an armed uprising that would make the whisky rebellion look like a quiet protest."

Nah. They'd only have to hang one, maybe two, before the legislators realized the federal government was serious. The state medical marijuana laws would be repealed in a week.

We tried to ban alcohol once and that didn't work.

And you think that banning marijuana is working? Even you admit that teens use marijuana at a higher rate than they use tobacco or alcohol. It looks like "we need to find other ways to discourage teen use" for marijuana as well.

You're putting marijuana in the same category as alcohol and tobacco -- two substances that are part of our history and our culture. What's next, teaching the Koran?

So because I believe marijuana should be legalized I'm an islamofascist? Besides, did you know George Washington smoked marijuana to alleviate the pain in his teeth? Looks like Americans have been using marijuana a lot longer than you thought.