[andyk]

Baldwin called the current law "incredibly inconsistent" because it targets even the most casual of drug users while ignoring convictions for violent crime.

I don't know what the original motivation was behind the law, but this does seem pretty bizarre that they only target drug law violators.

[thoughtomator]

I wonder why the government considers drug use to be worse than rape?

[rabidralph]

Because you can't learn if you're high. Instead of wasting financial aid on drug-addled youth, give it to students whose brains aren't fried, 24/7 and will make something of themselves.