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Please explain to the American people why Marijuana is illegal while alcohol and tobacco which kill millions are not.

Created by J.S. on December 11, 2012

Marijuana is classified as a schedule 1 narcotic which by definition means it has "a high potential for abuse" and "no medicinal value". Please explain to the people how alcohol and tobacco do not fit this criteria and how they remain legal while being infinitely more destructive.
Also it would be great if you could touch on the subject of the racism and coercion of special interest (dupont,timber industry) groups not science that made it illegal in the first place .
Furthermore please don't insult us with the same rhetoric about the gateway theory since most "hard drug" users start with alcohol and tobacco and people "volunteer" for treatment instead of jail time.
It would be great to see you compare deaths and chronic illness and physical dependence in your response.

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