Choice comes not from having just the pleasant facts about a matter, but the unpleasant ones, as well. If you are to choose between smoking marijuana and not smoking it, but you only know what is alluring about the drug, and know none of the negatives, you will choose to smoke it.
Which brings us to an interesting question. Why is it that so many don't know both sides of the equation? It would make an interesting survey: Ask people to list the good things about marijuana and the bad things. Bet the survey would show the average person knows more of the good than of the bad.
One of the reasons for people knowing more of the good, is that partakers of marijuana are vocal. Another is that some don't want to listen to the negatives. They block them out. Bottom line is, backers of marijuana have been more successful at getting their message out than those who oppose the drug.
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