Not only is marijuana helpful for medicinal purposes, it does not take away one s motor skills as alcohol does. Yet you would not think twice about having a few beers with friends. Thousands of people across America are in jails and prisons right now for possession of marijuana. There are cold-blooded killers going free because of an early release program initiated because our prisons are full to capacity. Prohibition did not work and this is the same principle.
Some people claim marijuana use leads to the use of harder drugs.
That is speculation, pure and simple. There are no facts to back up this claim. If someone drinks beer that does not necessarily mean they will drink grain alcohol next. It does not work that way. The problem is that the people, who are dead-set against the legalization of marijuana, are filled with fear.