[driftless2]

I'd say with the legalization of marijuana in several states, we have the start of a great experiment. Up until now with the drug illegal everywhere, most reports about the ill effects were hearsay or too anecdotal to be considered hard evidence.

I'm more anti-pot than pro-pot, but let's wait five years and see what happens in Colorado and Washington. More states will probably follow. I never believed pot was totally harmless like the enthusiasts claimed, but it's just too early to make any hard and fast pronouncements about the effects on the general population.

[discostu]

We already did this experiment. Pot criminalization phased in pretty slowly, with Alaska keeping it legal until the 90s. There were no effects on the general populace.