Do I believe weed is a terrible drug and hurts society? No. Do I believe heroin is a terrible drug and hurts society? Yes. If a cop pulls someone over for having weed in the car, do I think they should be arrested? No. If a cop pulls someone over for having heroin in the car, do I think they should be arrested? Yes. Do I believe that marijuana will be legalized in the next 10 years? Yes, probably. Do I believe it will change anything? No, people who smoke pot, will still smoke pot, they'll just be even more open about it, but that doesn't change the fact that it's currently illegal. And if you are going to arrest someone who is carrying heroin, then you need to arrest or punish those who carry other illegal drugs as well and taxpayers shouldn't have to pay to those who commit illegal crimes as the law stands today. Let me ask you this though... do you want your kids smoking pot when they get older?? If the answer is no, then why? By legalizing pot, you are still going to get those who smoke pot to continue, and will even invite those who possibly wouldn't have, to do it as well. So do you really want to invite your children and friend's children to smoke pot, when they may have possibly not decided to do it in the past? Also remember that weed is a gateway drug. Arguments could be made to the addictiveness of the drug, but statistics show that it leads to other drug use.