I tend to think that Marijuana should be if not “legalized” than “decriminalized”.
I think in many ways it already has been - but - if a cop doesn’t like you he can still bust you if he finds marijuana on you.
I don’t think marijuana or alcohol are “good for you”. I think this is the lie that people who use these drugs tell themselves. They each are destructive in their own ways.
Not always - but most of the time. But people are going to get high and we should focus our attention on scourges like heroin and meth which most reasonable people feel are a whole different beast.
My final point is that we can define DWI when it comes to alcohol much easier than we can define DWI when it comes to marijuana. Not only define it but also enforce and ajudicate that definition. This is a not insignificant issue.
I certainly agree that legalizing all drugs in one fell swoop is not a prudent idea. Let's legalize and regulate marijuana, taking a big bite out of criminal profits and law enforcement costs, and see what lessons there are to be learned.