The Dangers of Marijuana

What are the short-term dangers of smoking marijuana?

• Impaired memory and inability to learn
• Difficulties in thinking and problem solving
• Distorted Perception
• Anxiety attacks or feelings of paranoia
• Impaired muscle coordination and judgment
• Increased susceptibility to infections
• Burning and stinging of mouth and throat
• Impairment in driving skills
• Increases the heart rate in normal people and worsens heart rate in with heart disease or high blood pressure.
  
  These are also symptoms experienced with alcohol and cigarettes!
    

  SO WHY ISNT WEED LEGAL YOU ASK?

  "Well, that’s hard to answer. It's popular in the medical community, it's popular in the world community (concrete blocks, rope, t-shirts, food, soap, are just some items made out of hemp) as it is a cheaper natural alternative. But it seems like since it is so easy to grow and anyone would be able to grow it that America cannot make any money off of it. So they make it illegal and millions of innocent men and women go to prison every year because of some weed." drugiris at  the mancouch blog
  
  
  what other reasons are there, the health risk of cannabis, vs. tobacco and alcohol are pretty much equal so it cant be the social health that the government is concerned about? and the government is only suppose to worry about the protecting its people so can you explain the reason for weed being illegal?
  
  I DO NOT ABUSE ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE!