This debate is ridiculous. We have heard all of the rants and groundless claims from those opposing, and the only thing that they have nothing that is even close to being a valid argument. Marijuana. despite its social stigma and bad reputation among many in the adult population, is not harmful to the human body, and it is not even as addictive as any of the drugs and chemicals that are already legal. Take cigarettes and alcohol as two examples. The former is nothing but carcinogens wrapped in thin paper waiting to cause everything from tongue infections to lung cancer, whereas the latter is at the center of a culture of abuse. In comparison. marijuana abuse is not even half as carcinogenic; it causes almost no abuse to the point that there has only been one known person to have O.D.ed on the drug. Finally, marijuana as a commodity has unlimited potential as a stimulant of economic growth and a source of government revenue. The day of marijuana legalization nationwide must come. Let's hope that the rest of the country follows the successful example of Colorado.