Whacky as I am, I think that giving the government profit incentive to raid people on specious tips in order for them to confiscate property is a bad thing. So sue me. I also think that there is no rationality in our policy. If we want to be a nanny state, let's ban fast food, cigarettes, and alcohol. Just because you may think your white woman might have sex with a darkie, doesn't mean marijuana is patently worse than a big mac, a single malt scotch or a carton of marlboros. Aspirin is a drug. Prozac is a drug. Alcohol is a drug. Nicotine is a drug. That is all many of us are saying. No knock raids at 2AM, without identifying yourself as a law enforcement officer, just so you can hopefully confiscate a $5 million ranch on the off chance there are a few pot plants there is a bad idea.
Here is the dogbyte12 proposal. Decriminalize marijuana. Tax the hell out of it. Stiffen sentences for furnishing it to minors. Use that tax money only to pay for treatment of the drug abusers so people who choose not to use drugs aren't paying for the others. Employers are free to drug test as they like. I am happy, most people are happy, except for prison guards, the ATF, and illbay.