think of it this way. One common claim amid pro legalization supporters is that crime indeed would go down and children would be less likely to be exposed to marijuana because there would be no street market. If it were sold in pharmacies just like every other drug then children would have zero access.

Also consider the fact that those that claim marijuana is a "gateway" drug to other more hard-core drugs obviously didn't stop to think for a second logically cause if they did, they would realize that marijuana could only be considered a gateway drug because most hard core drug dealers also know where to get marijuana if they don't already sell it. Therefore, it can be safe to assume that if marijuana were legal then there would not even be a chance to become a gateway drug. LEGALIZATION AND REGULATION!