And of course you thus have no problem with 98% of the drug war that is being fought by the states?
No, I have NO PROBLEM w/ the states fighting their own individual drug wars however they choose (provided that cruel & unusual punishments are not used in the process). It is their right & responsibility to do so: if a conservative state like UT decides to use the death penalty against drug dealers, they have the right to do so; & if a liberal state like California decides to legalize everything, they have that right as well. But either way, BOTH states should be ready to deal w/ the consequences of their actions.
If I had my druthers, I'd orefer a state policy that is somewhere in the middle of these 2 extremes:
--the federal government should beef up its border security
to fight the importation of illegal drugs & aliens, & do
it NOW;
--conservative states can keep their own state drug policies
in effect if th people so desire;
--liberal states can re-legalize responsible marijuana use
(both medical & recreational) for adults over 21. The
people & their state legislatures can argue over the
details.
The druggies could then move to the states that will be more tolerant towards them, & the Drug War worshippers can do the same for themselves.