I wasn't talking about marijuana, I meant all heavier drugs - I thought that's what the discussion jumped to.
I know marijuana is on the level of alcohol in terms of harm if not less.
Don't you see the hypocrisy in that though? Why is one illegal while the other is legal?
Meaning alcohol vs. marijuana or marijuana vs. other drugs?
If the first, I have to say I'm definitely not a fan of alcohol either (still never tried it at 19 and still not really interested; I'd also have a lot to say about it but that's another issue), but the difference is simply that everyone knows how it works. The problem I have with marijuana is that the information I've seen about it has always been either "see, this is pure evil" or "see, weed is good and harmless". I'd just like some decent, detailed,
objective information about how it works and what exact risks are associated. However, I know what you mean and even though I have extreme distrust for any kind of drugs that influence the brain, I kinda also see it as an argument for.
If the second... I see a pretty strong division here, I haven't heard of anyone dying of marijuana overdose, while I don't think I have to comment on this regarding harder drugs. They're nothing else than a threat, and while the initial interest in marijuana after legalisation wouldn't probably mean much, I'm pretty certain if you legalised everything, that would mean deaths. They should be eliminated, but I think it's time to change the strategy, like I mentioned before. (Even if you didn't mean this, this is also an answer to MasterShakezula's post.)