Prohibition TOOK something that was legal and made it illegal.......it also cost the economy and govt millions and made the Mob more powerful than the Police
Marijuana is still illegal because most people still use it to get high **.......all the medicinal reasons and uses for hemp are just part of lobbying effort to get it mainstream and legalized.....and alcohol still can't be abused in public or used in a car or several other restrictions but you can have a drink or two and not be drunk.......apples and oranges imo
It may be apple and oranges the way you shape the argument, but not the way I shaped the argument.
Again, my point is it doesn't matter whether it's illegal or not, consequences exist, and they will be transferred from one criminality to another criminality regardless whether it's legal or not.
Now, I agree with you that a person can drink and not get drunk. But that's not the comparison I'm making. Unfortunately, when we allow certain activities in society, there is a progression to these actions. Nothing really stays the same. It evolves and takes on consequences of its own - which is why there was/is a prohibition to begin with.
And remember, you must understand the context of an analogy before you dismiss it. You can't merely create your own analogy and then cry "apple and orange" comparison.
The point of my analogy is consequences. The point of your analogy was the difference in the agents themselves. I don't disagree with your analogy. It's just not one I was making.