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Marijuana has successfully been legalized in Cali, for medical use, under the basis that it is less harmful than alcohol.

Although the argument is a simplistic one, I have to agree. Pot makes people dull and passive, while alcohol makes them loose and combative.

Although the increase in use is not necessarily a good thing alone, if people are indeed switching to marijuana as their drug of choice, instead of alcohol, that is a very good thing.

Every drunk driver we get off the street, every spousal, or child abuse situation that would never happen. This would be a net gain for our society, even before you include how much you save on law enforcement.