[Southflanknorthpawsis]

Whether or not you agree that the vices are morally equivalent is irrelevent to that point.

Wrong premise. You begin by calling it a vice. I disagree.

Is vacationing a vice? Is going to the movies a vice? Is buying a newer and better vehicle before necessary a vice?

You know the answer is "no". All of the above are choices people make for pleasure and it takes money.

Unless a person is depriving his/her family or neglecting responsibilities, gambling is no different than any other form of entertainment.

[Stone Mountain]

Unless a person is depriving his/her family or neglecting responsibilities, gambling is no different than any other form of entertainment.

This is the point. One can also say that "Unless a person is depriving his/her family or neglecting responsibilities, smoking marijuana is no different than any other form of entertainment." It is the same argument. If you have a distinction that shows smoking marijuana is ALWAYS a vice but that gambling is only SOMETIMES a vice, then you should make that argument. Right now, your argument, when applied to marijuana, implies that smoking weed is only a vice when depriving his/her family or neglecting responsibility.