Quote Originally Posted by Husar View Post
Why is Marihuana illegal and alcohol is not?
Political hypocrisy. Certainly in the UK, the politicians have even disbanded an "independent" scientific panel when the findings did not support drugs policy.

I personally think that all should be legal although there should be more barriers to some than others - merely as even making substances as dreadful as methamphetamines illegal hasn't worked so perhaps support and "nudges" onto less harmful options is a better option than all the jail sentences / fines and restricting access to pure, controlled substances has done.

That the USA is (in a very fragmented way) taking the lead on marijuana legalisation I continue to find amazing - but better unexpected progress than none at all.