I live in Oregon where it's legal, and if reddit posters on /r/portland are any example, legalization doesn't (at least instantaneously) stop this instinctive b

I live in Oregon where it's legal, and if reddit posters on /r/portland are any example, legalization doesn't (at least instantaneously) stop this instinctive bias against anything negative. You'll see minimization, denial, and "it's better than alcohol" on every thread whenever a study even hints marijuana isn't a 100% universally beneficial, no-side-effects, perfect drug. It's fascinating to behold.