<p>Marijuana wasn’t made illegal because it was harmful, but for political reasons. Tobacco, alcohol, and scads of other less common substances that are legal are more harmful than marijuana by far. So maybe a few studies have found a small amount of damage done by marijuana-- that’s not the majority, and not anywhere near close to enough to justify its illegality.</p>
<p>correct-and because it is easily grown, less easy to regulate and tax.
However just because the reason that it is not available legally, has little to do with health- does not make it innocuous, as much as just because tobacco is * legal* doesn’t mean it is any better for you.</p>
<p>And as a teenager-- I have to say-- it’s very often the children of parents who say their child would <em>never</em> do drugs,
You come up with this by yourself did you?
I didn’t hear parents saying that their kids would * never* try substances, but I have heard them give supported reasons why their kids are unlikely to do so.</p>
<p>* It’s reverse psychology-- I don’t want it until you withhold it.*</p>
<p>That is a toddlers reasoning. I would hope that soon to be adults use higher criteria for decision making…</p>
<p>I agree that pot should be legalized— for adults.</p>
<p>Substances that affect the brain- harm developing brains- including those in their late teens/early adulthood.
As research demonstrates- sometimes permanently.</p>
<p>The reason why, I think marijuana should be legalized, isn’t so the " thrill of the forbidden" will vanish, but because with legalization, will come regulation and monitoring of the substances it contains, as well as who is allowed to sell/grow it and profit from its use. Not to mention * a new tax base!*</p>