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Nontheless, cannabis remains illegal in most quarters, while alcohol is not.
If the drug was made legal, children would have far easier access to it and there would not be such a stigma attached to indulging in getting stoned. There should be a stigma attached to using cannabis - it is increasingly leading to psychosis in regular users.
I have doubts about there being many many successful wealthy happy healthy people who SMOKE every single day in the world (let alone ones you know), but I'm sure most pro-cannabis users will make similar claims. Try taking away their dope then, and saying "no more" - do you think they will still be happy? The detached "high" provided by the THC is an addictive altered state.
Lots of professional people consume alcohol on a daily basis, but in order to remain professional, they must restrict their units of intake. Getting stoned every night leads to respiratory and psychological trauma quicker than any liver-damaging effects of alcohol.
There is of course no right or wrong in the case of any recreational drug (Ecstasy or Acid? Speed or Cocaine?), and it is up to the user to decide his or her intake. The real problem is when it stops becoming fun (which it does, and quicker than most people think) but must continue as a habit, as a need - all the while further deteriorating health with the fun and the old buzz long gone.
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