Alcohol is a depressant and puts a lot more people in rehab than pot ever did.

Then comes the 'pot is a gateway drug' argument.

I don't think so. I don't believe the single act of smoking pot is going to lead to use of other drugs. They way they do those surveys is this: They ask pot smokers if they've tried other drugs. When they say yes, they become a statistic that says pot smoking leads to usage of other drugs. Whether or not pot was around, these same people would have experimented.

Pot as a dangerous drug....NYMM, what's your fact basis on this one? I contend it's no more dangerous than alcohol. I've seen alcohol destroy lives and families. I've seen it too with pot, though to a far lesser degree. You can become physically addicted to alcohol. Addiction to pot is psycological, though I do agree you can get addicted to being high.