and there are no societal costs to marijuana smoking. The argument that marijuana smokers are sitting at home leeching off of govt. care is ridiculous. Those people would be huffing paint or 92 octane from a sock and doing the exact same thing. At least the marijuana is keeping them inside..

The societal benefits of legalizing marijuana far exceed the costs. The reason they don't legalize it is because it would help with so many different aspects of the human condition who's current dysfunction is a major source of industry/profit. That's all. Alcohol is legal because you can't grow coors light in your backyard and it leads to so much misery and dysfunction all of which there are prepared remedies and treatments for that are also a major source of profit. That's just the way the world is. None of us have each others best interests in my mind, that world is long gone.