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I'm gonna guess you've never been arrested, much less seen the inside of a jail cell. So it's not "just you," but you are expressing an existing stereotype of civic ignorance.

Pot being illegal causes uncountable amounts of suffering and disadvantage, and it's not going to be federally legalized (descheduled) until enough states pass their own legalization.

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I could be biased due to jealousy of people who can use cannabis, since I can't for health reasons.

However, I've always wondered about the inconsistency of saying it's harmless and non-addictive, but also talking about the devastating effects of prohibition.

If it's everything people say it is, why were people driven to use it anyway despite the draconian penalties?

I may be unusually risk averse, but I wouldn't risk prison for, say, consuming or selling chocolate if that was illegal.

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