Robert Nathan : Most Americans support full legalization of medical marijuana . Nathan : While critics raise important questions about pot , its dangers are exaggerated . He says the laws against pot are not sufficient to warrant its prohibition . Their hyperbolic claims about the dangers of pot -- along with the realistic ones -- are being dismissed by a justifiably cynical public . Nathan : I 'd rather live in a nation where cannabis and its trade is regulated than not .
Robert Nathan : Most Americans support full legalization of medical marijuana . Nathan : While critics raise important questions about pot , its dangers are exaggerated . He says the laws against pot are not sufficient to warrant its prohibition . Nathan : I 'd rather live in a nation where cannabis and its trade is regulated than not .