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.
The federal government would have to beef up the DEA to also guard against exports to other states and other countries.
And why should my federal tax dollars go to support states that legalize marijuana and have higher medical expenses?