We've had marijuana for 5000 years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marijuana#History

And the uproar is far from the most significant reason why alcohol should not be banned. It should not be banned because it is none of the business of a government if people choose to voluntarily damage their own health to lead a more enjoyable life.

I suppose you support the banning of video games (so people can get some exercise) and sugary foods (so people eat healthily) as well?

The problem is that Marijuana stays in the blood stream for far longer than alcohol, and there is no effective test to determine how "wasted" someone is with Marijuana.

The half-life of THC is 24 hours in your body which means that, although you've become used-to the effects in your body, THC is still having an influence on you a days after you ingested it. Hypothetically speaking, if you went on a drinking binge on Friday and Saturday by monday morning you would be entirely sober; but if you ingested similar levels of THC you would be under the influence well into the week. This may be acceptable to stock-boys, but I certainly don't want my life to be dependent on someone under these conditions.

Yeah but, while alcohol has remaind roughly as potent for thousands of years, the Marijuana we use today is nothing like what it was a few decades ago ...

Wild Marijuana produces very little THC because only unfertilized female plants produce significant amounts of THC. Today we have special breeds of Marijuana being grown in hydroponic operations to produce a drug that is several orders of magnitude more potent than what was available 50 years ago.

Essentially, natural Marijuana would (kind of) be like drinking beer that had 2.5% alcohol content while modern Marijuana is kind of like drinking pure ethanol.

Yeah but, while alcohol has remaind roughly as potent for thousands of years, the Marijuana we use today is nothing like what it was a few decades ago ...

Wild Marijuana produces very little THC because only unfertilized female plants produce significant amounts of THC. Today we have special breeds of Marijuana being grown in hydroponic operations to produce a drug that is several orders of magnitude more potent than what was available 50 years ago.

Essentially, natural Marijuana would (kind of) be like drinking beer that had 2.5% alcohol content while modern Marijuana is kind of like drinking pure ethanol.

Yeah but, while alcohol has remaind roughly as potent for thousands of years, the Marijuana we use today is nothing like what it was a few decades ago ...

Wild Marijuana produces very little THC because only unfertilized female plants produce significant amounts of THC. Today we have special breeds of Marijuana being grown in hydroponic operations to produce a drug that is several orders of magnitude more potent than what was available 50 years ago.

Essentially, natural Marijuana would (kind of) be like drinking beer that had 2.5% alcohol content while modern Marijuana is kind of like drinking pure ethanol.