JackBauer
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DrugFacts: Marijuana | National Institute on Drug Abuse
The bolded might explain the weakness of legalisation arguments
Considering the legalization arguments are currently winning in the US and elsewhere, I sort of question just how weak these arguments really are.
As to the NIH, they have a pretty clear agenda on this topic (see: NIH to Spend $2 Million Studying the Negative Impacts of Marijuana Legalization in Colorado and Washington - Hit & Run : Reason.com), so it's really more helpful to look at the entire body of scientific evidence rather than hanging your hat on a single source.
For example: http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/34110/title/Is-Cannabis-Really-That-Bad-/
Answer me this. Why do people smoke marijuana?
Probably the same reason people use any mind-altering drug.