Common sense, experience and general knowledge tell me that. I guess you've never been in a public school? And the gateway thing has been debunked countless times now. http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/07/05/study-the-gateway-drug-is-alcohol-not-marijuana/ http://blog.norml.org/2012/12/20/study-cannabis-is-a-potential-exit-drug-to-problematic-substance-use/ And if they are irresponsible they should be held accountable. Why should responsible users be punished? How do laws do ANYTHING to change things without making them a lot worse? Are you now saying alcohol prohibition worked and should return? Except that has been debunked. People in the Netherlands use it far less than we do, in teens especially. http://blog.norml.org/2012/12/20/teen-pot-use-stalls-as-states-continue-to-regulate-use/ And if they liked cannabis that is a much safer alternative to sodas, alcohol, cigarettes and doctor prescribed medication. That choice should be available to them and it absolutely does NOT lead to other drugs. That is dependent on the user and could be triggered by eating. Should we ban eating? No, it's NOT fine. Locking people up, destroying their lives, wasting money and infringing on freedoms isn't at all fine. It just makes it easier for children to get and creates gangs which cause far more crime. Now you literally just destroyed your own argument, or lack thereof. Prohibition does NOTHING to stop people from using, yet, you contradict yourself with the false assumption that legalization will lead to more use.