Absolutely no reason not to allow people to grow whatever plants and cash crop they want to grow. However, I do believe it should be only recreation once past age 21, like alcohol.

No because grow houses attract crime & often catch on fire,

Yes, because it is much safer than alcohol and nicotine.

Yes, by all means legalize so we can get on with the business of educating. Never lose site though that it is a drug with real effect, some of which may be adverse, unfortunately especially in those who are at ages where the drug may do the most damage to the brain. I do not think we are anywhere near understanding the effects of the drug on the developing brain. And now research indicates that brains are still in development until ages 25 (for females) to 30 (for males). The studies seem to be all over the map so far. We need some solid controlled studies to clarify.

Cannabis (marijuana) cures or improves many dozens of disease conditions. Cannabis can cure some forms of cancer and certainly improves the nausea from chemotherapy. It is likely that millions of people including many children have died from cancers and epilepsy that could have been cured by cannabis. The Endocannabinoid System is a critical neuromodulating and immunomodulating process that has been forbidden from receiving research funding. Many of the beneficial effects develop from a cocktail of drugs present in cannabis, and this Entourage Effect does not lend itself to being recreated by pharmaceutical companies. Thus, the 'Establishment' sees little benefit except tax revenue from cannabis. (Properly combined, the THC and CBD strains are a potent aphrodisiac.)

The tax revenue for recreational marijuana could benefit our public schools and assist in the abolishment of homelessness. It has multiple health benefits that make the high-risk pharmaceuticals unnecessary.

Yes the drug war has failed

I'm a non-smoker. Legalize it. Hell, go a step further. Decriminalize the possession of all drugs. Being an addict should mean getting treatment, not jail time.

I am in favor of adult recreational use being legal everywhere. Marijuana is far less harmful than alcohol or pills.