Marijuana in comparison to other drugs

First of all, here are some studies conducted in 1997 by Dr Henningfield. In his work he discusses the fact that the withdrawal symptoms and intoxication rate of Marijuana are much lower in comparison to other harsh drugs such as Heroin, Cocaine and Alcohol, just to name a few. So what exactly do these studies show? Well in short, Alcohol is on par with addiction to class ‘A’ drugs such as Heroin. How does that make marijuana look? You can get alcohol in New Zealand at the age of 18, yet a drug which side-effects pale in comparison is considered illegal.  Alcohol poisoning is common very common and can at times lead to death. Yet here we have Marijuana classed as illegal when no such overdose is possible and can even be used for medicinal purposes.  You see alcohol and tobacco promoted everywhere, on television, in movies and so on and so forth. This is simply because the Government earns a lot of money from these industries, despite the proven detriments of consuming these drugs. Well enough money not to do anything about it at least.