> If caffeine was illegal you and I wouldn't have acquired such addiction, so there is a very big + to prohibition This is true, but this argument can be made

> If caffeine was illegal you and I wouldn't have acquired such addiction, so there is a very big + to prohibition This is true, but this argument can be made for anything with downsides. If cars hadn't been made legal, maybe commutes wouldn't be so bad. If TV hadn't been made legal, maybe people would get out and get more exercise. If the internet hadn't been made legal, maybe fraud would be less widespread.