Who are you trying to fool?
Wide spread use by almost the entire population? What kind of pothead fantasy world are you living in? Most people I know have never tried it before. I know I haven't As far as health effects go, it poses major health problems ranging from addiction to brain damage. the fact that it is THE gateway drug doesn't help either. Not all potheads are crackheads, but all crackheads are potheads.
Any talk of legalizing drugs is stupid. Pot growers should be shot, not legitimized. The same goes for anyone found selling it.