The point I am trying to make is, where do we stop? If we legalize pot, why not coke. If we legalize coke why not meth. If meth why not heroine, etc. etc. There either has to be a line somewhere where we say this is it no more or we just forget it. Drug Prohibition has not worked any better than immigration control, I am just not ready to give up on either.Thanks for keeping it civil as that doesn’t always happen around here.
The place we stop is where both addiction and damage occur. Also, realistic chances of control. I do not believe marijuana is either addictive nor is it more damaging than alcohol is, as a matter of fact alcohol is more damaging.
The chance of control, however is the real issue. Control of marijuana is impossible for the reasons I've stated previously. It can grow everywhere. Coca, however is very hard to grow and geographically known. Concerted efforts here are a much more realistic possibility. As is with heroin and its' opiate derivatives. Harder to manufacture, geographically constrained and known.
My postulation is to focus on the possible and stop trying to do the impossible.