Why are cigarettes legal, but marijuana illegal?

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by onlydarksets

I'm pretty sure we don't want people driving their VW buses around town licking toads and have the cops powerless to do anything about it.

For as much as I've heard "weed makes me a better driver", I am just not sure that is true. In fact, I KNOW it makes me a worse driver. Sure it slows me down, but it makes me less aware of my surroundings.
That being said, I don't think anyone said "hey I'm going to smoke a bowl and drive 50 miles". Just like drinking, we don't want anyone under the influence driving.