Marijuana Legalization

Being a non-drug user, I don't agree with the legalization. Marijuana doesn't have awful side effects, but that doesn't mean it's not bad. Marijuana is also known to be a gateway drug. Once you get used to the drug, you wont get the same high, so you'll want more powerful drugs to get that high. America already has enough drunks and drug addicts, and not prosecuting people who use or obtain marijuana is just one step further into a bad economy. The marijuana users will most likely buy more of the drug since these two states are not prosecuting people. They'll be more eager to get the drug and they will most likely use it more. Then putting these people into financial troubles, and after that, Welfare. Long story short, I do not condone the act of legalizing marijuana in these two states for the fact that the users will probably be more apt to buy the drug, thus struggling financially, resulting in an even worse economy than it is now.