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The reason why this law is so maddening, is because the laws are not consistent. When I was growing up, I was forced to be a part of multiple DARE cop lectures throughout the years. The premise of the government's argument against drugs, are the fact that they are unhealthy.
So why is alcohol and tobacco legal again? There is the inconsistency. If you want marijuana to be illegal, then be consistent and make alcohol and tobacco illegal because they are more unhealthy than marijuana. If you want alcohol and tobacco to remain legal, then there is no reason to keep marijuana illegal. Simple as that.
Marijuana was legal at one point. When the nylon industry was fledgling, a lot of clever lobbying and propaganda pushed for the criminalization of marijuana. The issue with MJ had little, if anything, to do with the health risks of using. Sad, that.