I love these controversial sbjects, thanks for starting this thread!

I did a report on this subject in high school. At the time the President's Commission on Law Enforcement was reccomending decriminalization of marijuana. Of course, Bobby Kennedy was Attorney General then.

In 1975 Rolling Stone magazine reported that 50 million Americans had smoked pot (about 1/5 of the population).

Various states have tried legalizing marijuana, there is still hot debate about "medical marijuana", letting people who are dying get high to improve their appetites, ease their suffering.

I had possession of pot most of the time while I was in college, but smoked more like once in 4 days than 4 times a day! Quit using it in 1971, no regrets and no withdrawal symptoms either.

If it were to become legalized, I would grow my own and pay no taxes on it. And use it very, very occasionally...and privately.

For those that don't know, marijuana dilates your eyes and thus makes colors more intense. Very stimulating to artists.

And it intensifies other senses as well. One folksy description is "that sweet love grass."

The drawbacks of regular use are immense, mainly that you can't get most jobs nowdays, can be incarcerated and have all your possessions confiscated, and will experience speech and memory problems!

And kids, they are starting random tests in schools!