Seriously though, your point of view is noted and is shared by many, I am simply not among them. The issues of drug legalization and the comparative effects of alcohol and tobacco are just too big to tackle in this reply; maybe they are the subject of another essay or two down the road. But for clarification, my post was not about the ideological merits or lack thereof of the legalization of one drug over another, or which one is most harmful. It was, however, about the negative effects of cannabis, effects that I have personally witnessed, and the loss of a young life that resulted from going down a path that started by smoking pot. It is sad and unnecessary, illegal or not. Thanks for the comment.