If you’re the type of person that seeks out columns like this one to read, you’re most likely exempt from the following judgment: why are there still so many ignorant people that view marijuana as some highly toxic, dangerous drug?

It’s a question surprised I still ask in 2017, a time when as of now, 29 states have legalized medicinal marijuana, eight states recreational, and according to a CBS poll, 88 percent of Americans believe that it has physical benefits.