Unintentionally, you just made his point. The bastardized interpretation of the commerce clause used by FedGov to outlaw drugs allows them to make ANYTHING illegal. Think- Bible, skateboards, corn syrup, heirloom seeds....anything.
A total rape of original intent.
And the war is on DRUGS, not the American people
The war on drugs is a joke. First, the idea that an inanimate object can be the adversary in a 'war' is retarded. The war is with people involved in selling and using drugs. Come on.
More importantly though, the war is an ABJECT FAILURE. Is there anywhere in the whole country, where anyone can't get any drug they want, day or night? The only effect of the war on drugs is rampant and violent abuse by the government of 4th amendment protections. And maybe making drugs a little more expensive.
Well, don't forget the direct and indirect costs. Here's a piece that covers the direct costs (the indirect ones such as lost productivity are probably far higher):
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/05/13/ap-impact-years-trillion-war-drugs-failed-meet-goals/
AP IMPACT: After 40 years, $1 trillion, US War on Drugs has failed to meet any of its goalsAfter 40 years, the United States' war on drugs has cost $1 trillion and hundreds of thousands of lives, and for what? Drug use is rampant and violence even more brutal and widespread.
Even U.S. drug czar Gil Kerlikowske concedes the strategy hasn't worked.