True. It's easier for them to obtain than alcohol. Every teen survey says that. Yet they use hard-to-get, legal, regulated alcohol 2:1 over easy-to-get, illegal, unregulated marijuana. And now you wish to legalize and regulate marijuana also, thinking that it will be different.
"Enforcement is inconsistent and in many cases marginal to the point of virtual nonexistance."
Recently, with these politically correct and inane "medical marijuana" laws, decriminalization, and "marijuana enforcement as lowest priority" movements among the states, we've seen an increase in marijuana use. (Surprise!)
So, I'll agree with that one.
"An illogical, malum prohibitum law criminalizing victimless behavior which occasionally ruins someone's day but is otherwise broken without consequence by millions of Americans every day. If that isn't a BS law, what is?"
Illogical?
What it IS is a society setting standards by which they will live. It's too bad that an individual's character, self-esteem, and morality no longer keep them from doing drugs and that these laws are even necessary. And that's made even worse by the fact that 5% of Americans continue the activity, though illegal.
We are always going to have drug use. Just like we will always have burlaries, assaults, DUI's and murder. The law is an attempt to minimize the behavior, not eliminate it.
"Laws like this are why many people don't respect any law."
Well, as I said, only 5% of the population smokes marijuana on a monthly basis, meaning the other 95% respects the law. And that 95% is quite content with the law and has no desire to change it.
Why do you think it's easier for teens to get pot than alcohol?