I tried to make a search to see if there was already a topic on this, but couldn't find anything on the first 5 pages of seach results. There being so many topics including the word though, could mean it's discussed a lot anyway.

So, I've taken note that in the U.S., a lot of states have gone towards legislation of marijuana. In my country, they go the other way. They've just decided to ban smoking cigarettes in public facilities and at public transport stations. Train stations, air ports etc. Before the ban was inside pubs, and before that again on airplanes. Marijuana was never allowed.

My two cents, is that I completely support the ban of all types of smoking. I really do. Why? Because it invades my personal space. If I am forced to inhale the smoke of others, I react similarly to someone stepping right up into my face. It's uncomfortable, and I have to move away. In some spots, that's troublesome, like when waiting for a bus in pissing rain, and someone lights up a blunt right next to you. Other times, I just get annoyed by the lack of respect from someone lighting a cigarette, fully well knowing that someone else will feel bad from the smell and the smoke cloud, threatening to enter your lungs too.

So what about drinking? Shouldn't they both be banned because they are toxic substances? Personally, I don't think so. If there was a way to inhale all the smoke, without breathing it out, and without the tip of the cigar burning, I would have no issue with it. Go ahead, kill your lung function. It's your own choice, I probably can't stop you. However, smoking is invasive on others. I don't have a choice but to accept the passive smoking, whereas you have a choice not to drink.

About marijuana, it's not poisonous. Sure, it smells like shit, but I am in no direct danger from it. The main issue with marijuana, compared to alcohol, is that people smoke it every day and reduce their brain function momentarily. Just as I get annoyed by drunks when sober at day time, I get annoyed by people who are high. Also, in certain areas (*cough* Amsterdam, I'm looking at you *cough*), the stench of marijuana is so dense, that once again, the invasive argument counts. I'll be able to get high, just by my mere presence. That's way worse than drinking imo. For a tool bag that lights up weed everyday, is no better than an alcoholic in my mind.