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I think it comes down to a simple matter of pros and cons. What are the positives of having marijuana illegal vs. the negatives? It's been done over and over, so I won't try to list everything. I personally feel that having marijuana illegal has more negatives than positives.

People smoking weed in the safety and privacy of their home or a licensed establishment would have zero effect on me. I'd rather not pay for the war any more. I'd rather have people knowing they can get high somewhere safely than taking risks while doing it.

And I honestly don't think that if it was legal, that more people would partake. Most of us know people who like to smoke and could easily get it already if we wanted to.

My only beefs are imparied drivers. I would hope that by giving pot smokers establishments where they can smoke it, would help curb this. Fewer people would feel the need to hotbox or drive to remote areas so they don't get caught. And the other problem that someone else touched on is that a lot of criminals would suddenly be rewarded. While marijuana itself isn't bad, the criminalization of it has created a criminal network controlled by some very unlikable people. I would hate to see them legitimized.