As we all know cigarettes are the leading killer of people in the United States. While they kill 485,000 citizens a year they are still legal and tobacco co. have gov. funding. 32% of Americans are addicted to tobacco products, and yet they are legal. Cannabis on the other hand, only about 9% of people who use it can loosely be labeled as addicted( the same % as caffeine.)
As to alcohol, yes, it is part of every countries traditions, but was once prohibited. As we saw with alcohol prohibition organized crime followed right along with prohibition as it will in any case. But where alcohol kills people whether from o.d. or car accidents or the effect it has on the body, cannabis has never killed a single person. Please inform us on why you continue to waste. Tax payers money in detail.