I'm getting a little irritated with the excuse that pot doesn't cause as much damage as alcohol. That's like comparing a rock to a knife.
Look at prohibition, the only reason alcohol isn't illegal too is because it's IMPOSSIBLE to police. Growing pot/cooking meth takes special equipment, chemicals, seeds, all stuff that's pretty easy to trace. Alcohol on the other hand is a byproduct of anything organic. If they outlawed booze tomrrow then every idiot on the block would be brewing moonshine from potatoes, orange peels, or his damm grass clippings.
I'm not coming down on people who drink in general, most people are reasonably responsible. I do kinda think that alcohol acts like a crutch or a substitute for things we should find the hard way.
If throwing potato chips in the toilet isn't funny when you're not loaded then ya really gotta ask yourself if you're getting the most out of your life