[ConservingFreedom]

Marijuana has its own particular damaging effects, distinct from alcohol, and it will likely never be consumed as widely as alcohol, but like alcohol, it has NO positive effects which merit its societal and legal acceptance

We've tried banning alcohol and marijuana, and learned that these bans also had damaging effects: enrichment of criminals, removal of the substance from effective regulation (such as age limits), and all the ills that flowed from those.

[newnhdad]

Now DC can dedicate all the resources they used to arrest dealers and users to other revenue generating activities and return the tax savings to the people...

[mbarker12474]

We've tried banning alcohol and marijuana, and learned that these bans also had damaging effects: enrichment of criminals, removal of the substance from effective regulation (such as age limits), and all the ills that flowed from those.

I may be the only advocate of Prohibition in the land, but I dare say that the deleterious consequences of Prohibition were less than the deleterious consequences of its repeal.

[DiogenesLamp]

We've tried banning alcohol and marijuana, and learned that these bans also had damaging effects:

Yes they do, but they pale in comparison to the horrific disaster caused by tolerating drugs.