[quote]My main issue with weed in its current position in society is that it's a gateway to harder drugs. I'm undecided on how legalising it would affect that, either: - reducing the chances of progression to harder drugs because it's now not the easily accessible & harmless illegal drug that it was, or - increasing the chances of progression to harder drugs because [i]their[/i] illegal status will likely be questioned. There's obviously societal benefits of legalising it though through taxation and reduced crime.[/quote] The first sentence here shows you know nothing of cannabis.