Alcohol is the real gateway drug and kills everyday.
Cigarettes are loaded with butt tons of side effects (lets not even start on that)

and Marijuana. The Effects and Side Effects WILL go away if you stop smoking all together.
You'll stop being slow minded or as the general populace thinks and your reasoning will comeback.

Alcohol on the other hand can drive you mad it eats away are your soul. The spirits quickly become demons if consumed frequently and we all know Alcoholism is rampant in the Amuricas, liver problems, it amplifies existing psychosis, self injury by falling, brutal fights and fishflop falls after someone has been punched. None of this happens around weed. The Weed surrounds these problems and because it's the illegal one. Th people blame it before the alcohol.

Over here right now. We're getting another chance at legalizing it. It's gunna rake in some cash for some cool city projects and parks I hope.