(July 24, 2014 at 7:44 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: Although I favor legalization I find this argument unconvincing.
You have to look at it in the context of how likely it is that either alcohol or tobacco will ever be criminalized. It's perhaps better to phrase it as "Since alcohol and tobacco are legal and will remain so indefinitely, there is no reason to continue to criminalize cannabis possession and sale".