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Originally Posted by flamesfever
By making marijuana legal, it's adding one more thing to the pot (pun intended).
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I agree with you except that the alternative is worse. I'm sure more harm us done by the illicit sale and the consequences of criminal punishment of otherwise law abiding citizens.
This isn't a situation where one side is sunshine and rainbows and the other is evil. Our society would be better off without recreational use period, but that's not reasonable. It isn't very likely that pot consumption would rise greatly. As a Dutch citizen I can tell you it isn't widely used outside of Amsterdam where it's largely tourists.
As a pharmacist I can honestly say it's medical usefulness is quite limited and certainly not risk free. Having said that, apart from youth usage, it is reasonably safe.
All decisions such as these should be weighed in balance of both courses and find the road of less harm.