<p>^^ Than why isn’t alcohol illegal? Compare these psychological effects with that of alcoholism and its exponentially greater dangers.</p>
<p>What gives the government the power to make such an arbitrary decision on which substance an individual can use “by the gateway drug ‘theory’”, as more recent studies have shown tobacco to be much more solid and greater indicator of hard drug usage in the future.</p>
<p>Yes, and marijuana use can also be “correlated” with greater levels of fitness, intelligence, contentment. For all of the supposed negative effects, it is used to treat patients suffering from asthma, depression, and cancer.</p>
<p>For many you that have not tried marijuana, it is both ignorant and naive to pass judgement based on “correlations” and “by the gateway drug theory”. </p>
<p>I smoke marijuana frequently, I am not addicted and have no plans on trying harder drugs. I run cross country/track and am in better levels of fitness than 99% of non-smokers. It does not effect my intelligence and ability to do work as evidenced by my grades and sat scores.</p>