[PapaNew]

I have changed my mind about the whole drug law thing. I now agree with Milton Friedman and others that making drugs illegal does more harm than good in many ways. Society should influence against drug abuse, but drugs should no longer be illegal.

In general, government has no business interfering with an individual and his liberties as long as he does not interfere with the liberty of another.

[ccmay]

Same here. The Third Amendment is the only part of the Bill of Rights that has not been corroded by the failed War on Drugs. Time to quit, or at least concentrate on the truly dangerous stuff like meth.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

What an incredible waste of resources!

Can you imagine if they spent that money on education or rehab? Nevermind, the degradation of the rule of law by the millions that use marijuana that are functional, like functional alcoholics that we don’t put in prison.

Its just a racket for big business of prison system and LEA.Many LEA officers have come out year after year saying decriminalize SOME of the drugs that are not more lethal as alcohol and then keep the same regulations that apply to alcohol.
Prohibtion made the situation worse and we just keep doing it with drugs.Insanity.

And, no I don’t use any drugs.

[ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton]

I can’t say I’m in favor of legal recreational drugs but when you think of the violence on the border and throughout Mexico it is a pretty convincing argument for legalization.