Weed is by far safer than alcohol. I've never been so high on pot as to make me capable of killing someone and not even be aware of it, but in the days when I drank, it was a common occurance when I got behind the wheel to drive home.

Pot is only illegal because of (sucessful) lobbying attempts that demonize it, even when scientific studies counter their logic. As with most anything, when a lie is told enough times it becomes what is considered truth in the minds of many.

Just one more great example of a saying I've held as truth for years : Simple minds are easily led