I think that this point gets a bit lost, though: I wholeheartedly support cannabis legalization (for all the good reasons we're all aware of) but it seems like

I think that this point gets a bit lost, though: I wholeheartedly support cannabis legalization (for all the good reasons we're all aware of) but it seems like in every discussion of the issue people act like smoking cannabis is a perfectly healthy past-time. It's not, it's clearly unhealthy. That doesn't mean it should be illegal (lots of unhealthy stuff is legal!), but it does mean that it's a very good idea to avoid it.