Conservatives are all for big government, as long as it's THEIR big government. In this case, you have NO RIGHT, according to Conservatives, to ingest MJ. Haven't you seen what it does to a person? Just watch that documentary, "Reefer Madness"!
I feel your sarcasm, dware.
Actually, real conservatives are opposed to big government. It is liberals ( a gross mischaracterization), including many, many Republicans, particularly the leadership, who favor big government & the power/wealth it gives them.
In a way, the nanny state mentality is neither liberal nor conservative, rather it is a struggle between those wanting freedom & those wanting to dictate to others; the age old struggle between the serfs & the nobility. Nannies are aplenty on both sides of the aisle in Congress, imposing unjust, unnecessary laws not for the protection of the individual or society, but in an effort to further subjugate the masses for fun & profit.