Who the hell is a “cannabis supporter” as their main political identity?
As much as I see the problems of the “war on drugs” - there is NO ONE whose life has been made better by recreational use of marijuana (please don’t come back with stories about your uncle’s glaucoma, I said “recreational”). Its only a question is how bad are the consequences.
I have personal knowledge of a very talented musician — once with international stature — who basically fried his brain with drugs, and who is now a nobody who can't carry on a conversation.
Pot wasn't the only drug he abused, but it was certainly one of them, and the one he started with.
If it wasn't for drugs, this individual might well have been the conductor of the Boston Pops; John Williams borrowed musically from him.
Easy. Recreational moderated marijuana edible use is waaaaaaaay better on the body than recreational alcohol use.
There are legions of PTSD military vets who would tell you in no uncertain terms that cannabis saved their lives.