But just because these components are present in marijuana I can almost bet that it will be reduced to an argument in the fight for legalization of smoking weed

But just because these components are present in marijuana I can almost bet that it will be reduced to an argument in the fight for legalization of smoking weed. Correct -- has no bearing on the issue of recreational use. Rather, and more importantly: another gentle reminder that we (as a society) need to turn our backs on the unrelenting tide of fear, misinformation, and outright deception that has characterized most discussion on the medicinal (and recreational) use of controlled substances in the public sphere for the past several decades (nearly a full century, actually) -- and back to basic science.