Not all marijuana or any drugs to be fact can be proven as an stress reliever. If there were a placebo effect experiment maybe the data would show different, but it's more of an opinion or preference than a fact.
Just because marijuana is legalized doesn't mean people will become any more addicted than they already were. The government will regulate the recreational marijuana to overcome addictions.
The police will have to make less arrests for possession of marijuana and more money for the state because that's less people they have to pay for in jail.
The black market business for weed will steadily decline which means some people will be out of financial support. While this happens their revenue will go to legal vendors.