I have no vested interest in the weed-legalisation debate either way, but if someone wishes to "harm" themselves, and so long as their behaviour isn't causing unreasonable social harm or harm to another person, that should be entirely their own business. Lots of humans cause harm to themselves legally on a daily basis by smoking, drinking and eating unhealthy foods, amongst other things. Tax legal marijuana, like tobacco products, so users can cover the health risks and public education costs themselves.
What are the crime arguments against legalisation of weed exactly? It's only a crime because the law says it is. If it was legalised, possession would no longer be a crime, naturally, so related crime-rates would fall, presumably. Does possession and use alone (ignoring its current legal status) cause or lead do wider criminal activity or social harm in a sense that ought justify its illegal status? Legalisation would also cut out the murky and unsavoury underworld through which the trade is currently operated.
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