Even if I were to accept marijuana is a gateway drug anymore than alcohol or your doctor, the war on drugs has cost the US an estimated 51 billion dollars a yea

Even if I were to accept marijuana is a gateway drug anymore than alcohol or your doctor, the war on drugs has cost the US an estimated 51 billion dollars a year. Prohibition is not effective and given how dubious the “gateway” claims are I would not consider that a strong basis for continuing to waste trillions in tax payer dollars.