Why Marijuana is illegal?

I got this from the MarijuanaPolicyPosse page I thought it was interesting since it actually gave most reasons why marijuana is illegal since this is what is on the minds of the voters and politicians when any attempts at reform are made.

MarijuanaPolicyPosse:
http://www.youtube.com/user/MarijuanaPolicyPosse

If you support medical marijuana you will enjoy these:
DEA to answer queries on med-pot raids locally, statewide

http://www.edhtelegraph.com/detail/87804.html

This is the letter sent to the DEA by Conyers.
http://www.americansforsafeaccess.org/ConyersLetter

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News & Politics

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• Marijuana
• illegal
• dea
• cannabis
• weed

[MrJMain420]

There's no "bad way" to use marijuana

[liljack10]

@JWC3RD You're brainwashed beyond repair. Alcohol IS far more dangerous, IS more difficult to make and it IS, by FAR, more mind altering and addicting. You clearly have no idea what you're talking about. I smoke pot once a week, that's not heavy use! And just because marijuana can be found in your system does NOT mean anything. You are not "high" for the whole month that it's in your system. You have no right to even be arguing considering you have no valid arguments.

[patsaxon]

Alcohol should be made illegal as it is a drug too! Think about the many who has died from alcohol abuse and related death in drunk driving. 

[yeaTHATguy187]

psh its just way too good

[liljack10]

@JWC3RD You're trolling me, aren't you? Marijuana grows on it's own, just like alcohol can be fermented on its own. But regardless, I was talking about bottle shop alcohol. Your argument is invalid. Please stop.

[loyalistjohn]

The research that I've done shows that it was originally restricted as a result of smart lobbyists from Standard Oil and Du Pont back in the late 1800's who privately realized that industrial hemp was a superior source of fuel and other materials than petroleum. The big problem was that they couldn't monopolize it as effectively as petroleum. Their efforts still pay off today. Hemp is associated with hippies and bongs instead of with food and fuel. To hell with the enviroment and global warming.

[trapparkid]

@JWC3RD The statement suggests there might be a possibility of withdraw, again seeing as how I have never smoked it, and I have never seen anyone around me who smokes snap at someone or sweat for no apparent reason or be jittery or any other symptom of withdraw I can infer that there is no reasonable symptoms. If there was any addictive qualities to it then it can be assumed that they are less potent then cigarettes, your logic is still lacking

as for the smokers yes they have but what of it?

[JWC3RD]

@liljack10 - But, when viewing "all these videos and information on the internet", one must always be aware of the source of the videos and the sentiment behind them. If a hundred videos appeared on YouTube touting the "benefits" of crack cocaine, that wouldn't make me more favorable to the legalization or use of crack cocaine, especially if the videos are posted by someone supporting the legalization and use of crack cocaine.

[JWC3RD]

@liljack10 - I understand that the government engages in propaganda. I also understand that so do supporters of marijuana legalization. I want there to be absolute and sound studies done that prove, without doubt, that the pro-marijuana claims are, by great majority, true. That hasn't happened yet. Talk to me again when it has.

[JWC3RD]

honey (which can be fermented into mead), and many other things. Potatoes would be restricted, corn would be restricted, etc. Now do you see how much of an idiot you made of yourself by your comment? Perhaps not.

[JWC3RD]

@liljack10 - Sorry, but no, alcohol is not more difficult to make. Thought you were smart enough to realize that different "juices" naturally ferment (creating an alcoholic beverage). It's natural because it can happen in berries with NO assistance from mankind. Marijuana is specific to ONE kind of plant, therefore it is easier to control. To control alcohol, you would have to restrict access to ANYTHING that could ferment and that would restrict all fruits and a number of vegetables...