Some are, but most are not. And alcohol causes far, far more issues than pot does (and I hate smoking of any kind, and drink alcohol). And it’s not like the war on pot is a good $50b a year annual investment.
“...And alcohol causes far, far more issues than pot does...”
If pot were legal and alcohol were illegal, do you think pot would cause far more problems than alcohol? If “yes”, would you make the same argument that alcohol should be legal because pot causes more problems than alcohol?
Do you think legalizing pot would make it more acceptable and thereby increase the number of problems associated with it?
With regards to $50 billion cost war on pot, I am not familiar with the origin of that number. Are you sure it doesn’t include the cost of other illegal, “recreational” drugs enforcement? If the cost of enforcement for pot goes away, it should be expected that the cost will shift at minimum to dealing with increased pot health and addiction issues.