A bit of a simplification, but Agreed.
Which of course doesn't answer the question; Win? Lose? How does that work? Which group has changed the other groups' mind?
"Which of course doesn't answer the question; Win? Lose? How does that work? Which group has changed the other groups' mind?"
One must have a mind in order for it to be changed. Some on this thread don't qualify.
It doesn't matter. We throw the arguments out there; the political winds take care of the rest (and right now, it's trending away from the anti-pot crowd). But as long as conservatives staunchly support big government statism whenever it suits them, we'll never really make any progress from the standpoint of ideological consistency.
As a lurker on these posts for years, I don't think it has anything to do with changing the minds of one side or the other.
The answer to the question of, "How does that work?", is which side brings the best legal arguments.
In that light, if I were the judge of the debates, the 'winner', hands down, on the constitutionality of the federal laws prohibiting marijuana use is the PRO crowd.
I can find nothing in the constitution enumerating this power to the feds.