[DiogenesLamp]

Then if it turns out legalizing marijuana is as bad or cause harm similar to alcohol, the American people will have to make a decision. Can you morally ban something that's not worse than or as bad as another substance? Even if all the naysayers prove to be right about the bad effects of weed, how can you ban it when you know alcohol has been so destructive?

One evil thing does not justify the creation of another evil thing. One piece of bad, does not make another piece of bad acceptable.

[driftless2]

It doesn’t, but how can you justify criminalizing something while keeping something just as bad for society or worse legal?