Cannabis legalization is this years hot topic. The plant in question is one that the DEA Has criminalized and set as an "addiction substance" in a higher rating than Methamphetamine( a schedule 2 substance)
However as a generation that grew up in the " just say no" campaign question the legitimacy of such claims to this day. With new ways to harness selective breeding in cannabis cultivation in the last few years Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC The psychoactive ingredient, is higher in content that said 20 years ago,however still hasn't caused a single death in the D.E.A history. As compared to simple purchasable items like alcohol.
People also question about children and teens getting there hands on cannabis. That's up to the parents to raise there children. Not the government stand.