When are people going to see that MJ is just a plant? I know that it has been modified to produce more THC, but every other plant that we consume has also been modified to produce more of whatever is valued.
The thing that bothers me the most about the Drug War addicts is that they can not see that they are doing exactly what we ridicule liberals for doing all the time; blaming innanimate objects for our own failures.
Obviously, there is a difference between hard drugs, which not only have to be chemically refined or manufactured, but can also be extremely addictive. MJ is just not a threat to society. I don't necessarily think that it should be legal to buy and sell, but you should at least be able to grow, use and store your own.
The argument that since "pot is more potent these days so it's even more bad" doesn't really fly. More potent pot means that you smoke less to get high. It's physiologically impossible to OD on pot because once you reach a certain level, you fall asleep. Compare this to alcohol. When I was stationed in Germany, a young soldier died from alcohol poisoning from drinking BEER! It was German beer which has about twice as much (or more) alcohol as everyday American beer. While I am still against legalizing cocaine and heroin (maybe de-criminalizing small amounts) I just can't support pot being illegal.