It was still a ridiculous analogy. And while I'm no proponent of the legalization of marijuana, you really have to consider the practicality of the situation. Smoking tobacco and drinking are both perfectly legal (under certain situations, I should clarify), but marijuana, which allegedly is no worse, is not. Given time, it will inevitably all balance out; tobacco, alcohol, caffeine, sugar ... you name it ... will all be prohibited, or marijuana will be legalized. What do you suppose is the most likely (and practical) outcome? Heroin and cocaine present a completely different scenario. My main concern when it comes to the legalization of marijuana is that those will be next on the list. But again, my personal opinion is that drug users are proceeding at their own risks. I'm not saying I support it - quite the opposite. What I'm saying is that maybe we should forget about being so hard on the users and focus more on the dealers. Drugs are really a non-violent crime, and the person you hurt the most by using them is yourself. (I know there are arguments against that, but if you take that stance, you have to add that drinking an alcoholic beverage is committing a violent crime.) Drug dealers ... different story. All they care about is making a king's ransom off of the demise of others. Heroin and cocaine should never be legalized ... but punishing the users? What they really need is therapy. Fining/jailing isn't going to "help" anyone overcome an addiction.