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Originally Posted by burkhartdesu
Bottom line, drugs are bad... but should they be illegal?
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It's an interesting question. It is hard to deny the medicinal benefits of marijuana for certain medical issues and even benefits from things like things like red wine.
On the other hand, there is nothing beneficial or positive about smoking or chewing tobacco. However, they are legal (for over 18, in my state).
Hard drugs (opiates, heroin) have no health benefits, only negatives, and they are very illegal.
I think the reasons tobacco, especially, is culture and ultimately politics. Bad for you or not, the tobacco industry is a multi-billion dollar industry. Marijuana doesn't have the advantage of having a legitimate industry, so it is illegal.