Originally Posted by timalkin

The only argument that has made any kind of sense on the pro-legalization side is that people should be able to get high if they want to. I don't agree. I don't think the enjoyment of getting high is a good enough reason to legalize marijuana. If we follow this logic, there would be no illegal drugs because people should be free to do whatever they want with their bodies. Cocaine, meth, heroin...why have anything illegal anymore? Would this be a good thing? I don't think so. Honestly, if you need drugs to function, you should probably see a doctor for help instead of self-medicating.

It's pretty well-known that marijuana is a gateway drug. A few personal stories from anonymous members of a forum don't quite overcome this fact. I'll never understand the human need to use chemicals to alter their minds for fun, but I guess that's another discussion entirely. I'm reminded of the laboratory experiments involving rats giving themselves doses of herion.