The fact that cannabis is even in the same legal category as the hard drugs is one of the most insanely stupid things ever. That's what needs to change. Hopefully the individual states and cities changing THEIR laws will, at some point, force Congress to rethink that.

Is smoking pot bad for you? Doubtful. And even if so, there is no chance in hell that it's even close to being as bad for you as alcohol. If prohibition hadn't already proven to be a dismal failure, I'd be in favor of a legal swap, make alcohol illegal, make pot legal. I'd much rather have a country full of mellow stoners than a country full of violent, woman-beating drunk assholes.