There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that the harm it causes is at worst similar to the harm caused by alcohol or tobacco. Moreover, most of the damage associated with marijuana use – from the indiscriminate incarceration of consumers to the violence and corruption associated with the drug trade – is the result of current prohibitionist policies.
大麻是目前使用最为广泛的毒品，越来越多的证据显示它所造成的危害其实是与酒精与烟草的危害类似的。此外，大多数与大麻有关的危害——从对吸毒者不加辨别的打击到与毒品贸易相关的暴利和腐败——其实都是当前封堵政策所造成的后果。