Legalization of Marijuana?

I'm jumping on the MJ/Volls bandwagon. I don't see the physical effects of marijuana being worse than those of alcohol. I will say that I prefer the company of stoners to that of drunks, perhaps because I spent many years as a stoner myself. Drunks are more obnoxious by my estimation.

As for pot being a "gateway" drug, I think that classification has been applied not because of the inherent physical/mental effects of marijuana itself. It seems to me that the likelihood of coming into contact with other illegal substances increases when interacting with marijuana dealers (because nobody "just sells pot"). If marijuana were no longer confined to illegal channels of distribution, it would no longer be tied up in markets that promote the use of harder substances.

That's just my opinion, though.

I agree that marijuana is a gateway drug because the same dude who sells you pot can sell you other shit too. If they were selling pot at gas stations, that would no longer be a problem.

I agree that marijuana is a gateway drug because the same dude who sells you pot can sell you other shit too. If they were selling pot at gas stations, that would no longer be a problem.

That's another amusing question; how would it be distributed? I imagine states who currently regulate alcohol sales directly (via ABC stores) would likely have marijuana restricted to such stores as well.

The idea of purchasing it at a gas station is pretty funny, but probably accurate for California.