I read a strange article in the Tacoma News Tribune yesterday where one of our representatives (WA State) was fighting to keep money to fight meth labs, but was told by the Bush Administration that fighting pot was more important than meth. The representative, who used to be the King County Sheriff, and dealt with the meth lab issue, was in shock and disbelief.
Don't single out the Bush administration. Clinton, Bush 41, and Reagan, would have made the same desicion.
Doesn't change the fact meth labs are 100x more dangerous but this idea that pot is the keystone of the illegal drug trade is one that is deeply ingrained in american society.