Originally Posted by DarkEmber

A stupid person smoking weed is not harming anyone else? What about people who drive high? People who expose others to the smoke, which IS harmful? People who peer pressure others into smoking weed, and then expose them to the risks?

I agree with you that there is no way to argue that it shouldn't be legalised in some shape or form: for purely medicinal/research purposes. A sizeable portion of people who want to legalise weed are those who already smoke it. Why? You smoke it, and presumably get away with it anyway, and have shown that you are willing to disregard the law (unless you live somewhere this is already legal). If you're going to smoke it anyway, what difference does a law make? Smoke it, fine, but don't push to make it legal and encourage others to take up the habit, as it inevitably would. At least the law will stop more honest people who would be otherwise compelled to smoke weed.