I know there are scientific differences. This is not what I was referring to. How are the effects of pot any different to both the individual and to the greater society?
Alcohol has far worse consequences for both.
There is no problem with alcohol unless it is abused at the criminal level.
Pot with smoking goes straight to the brain and if you followed other posts over the last couple of days here, use is connected to eventual brain disorders like schizophrenia.
Bottom line, it's a dangerous thing to even think about getting started with and if you fear alcohol as you seem to, then you know there is much wisdom in never adding to societies problems by advocation marijuana usage as the next bad available thing, right?