To inhale or not to inhale

Okay, I’ll admit I don’t understand how we, as a society, determine what is acceptable and what isn’t. For instance, marijuana is illegal. I could accept that except for a few minor details. No one has proven that it's addictive nor have they shown that, in and of itself, it leads to using anything that's addictive. We have speculation but no proof. On the other hand, doctors claim it has medicinal uses. It is, however, illegal and the doctor can’t even prescribe it for these medicinal purposes in many states. Cigarette smoking, on the other hand, is addictive, or at the very least habit forming, and has medicinal repercussions so horrendous the surgeon general placed warnings on them. The congress of the United States tells us the high cost of health insurance is partially a result of the many problems caused by cigarettes. Instead of making tobacco products illegal like the apparently harmless marijuana, they just keep adding taxes to them. I smoked for over 35 years and I can attest it is at best, habit forming. I won’t get into second hand smoke problems. However, I will say it causes those unfortunate enough to be around a smoker to smell just as badly as the smoker does. I had no idea when I smoked I smelled so terrible nor did I realize what I was putting my non-smoking friends and family through. To them, I apologize. This is not a political statement in favor of legalizing marijuana or making cigarettes illegal. This is simply my thoughts on a couple of things that appear to have conflicting repercussions both personally and legally. I also know people are waging this war at higher levels than my computer. I guess I'm just using common sense again but this one seems to be a no “BRAINER” folks!