“Of course, there are well known detrimental effects from many legal substances - alcohol, cigarettes, sugar, etc..
“It is good to be aware of them.
“Moderate, occasional use of marijuana is safe for the great bulk of people, and effective for some common issues, like anxiety or poor appetite.”
Indeed. Would you agree that marijuana ought to have approximately the same legal status as alcohol and tobacco?
“Would you agree that marijuana ought to have approximately the same legal status as alcohol and tobacco?”
Pretty much. But I am not an expert, and I am not responsible for the effects it might have. If I were, a lot of unknowns would be keeping me awake at night.
My nagging concern with marijuana legalization, is particularly with concentrated extracts, which can approach pure THC - a very potent drug, an hallucinogen.
In practice, people don’t extract and sell pure nicotine (which is a deadly poison), but they do with THC oil.