Like most arguments against the legalization of cannabis, Shaeffer Bannigan's was erroneous and deluded ("The Case Against Legalizing Marijuana," Daily Nexus, April 27). First things first, I have some refuting to do:

Citing continued underage use of weed as a potential crisis is hardly valid, as the demand from underage users will be satiated through people who can obtain it legally, the gravity of which is not the same as through wholly illegal means.

Obtaining cannabis from the government and growing one's own supply can take mass manufacturing interference out of the equation.

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