The founders of this country would be more appalled at the degraded animal-like immorality and irresponsibility of the general population.
I smoked mj and hashish for a few years but it was in the late 60s, stuff now is stronger. I also was an alcoholic as a teenager, and used a lot of LSD. A lot. Didn’t mess with other drugs other than by accident a couple of times.
I know first hand what drug use does to the mind and character, and have since known various drug users including daily mj users. Mj is of course not as physically or mentally damaging as for instance heroin or meth or cocaine, but it is still very damaging for regular users, and most people who use, wind up regular users. Drugs or alcohol abuse become the Master of a person’s life.
I have stated before and will again - I am in favor people being allowed to grow mj and poppies for personal use only. NO SELLING which includes no giving away which would be just a cover for selling.
Execute drug dealers, after one public caning, maybe.
Purchasers - public caning.
If people can’t grow it because they’re idiots - boo hoo. There are NO guarantees in life.
Drugs render people emotional idiots and they do indeed become damaged, whether they are CEOs or homeless street people. They become distant emotionally and daily drug use ruins their personal lives, sooner or later. Mj is not harmless as it is very bad for the lungs and the liver and messes up the mind and brain, no doubt about it.
THe entire Justice system is totally screwed up. Long prison sentences are also a very bad thing - capital crimes need to be increased and executions need to happen much sooner, no gazillions of appeals based on tricksterism. Most other crimes should be punished with public caning or heavy fines.
Major money saved from tax payers, and criminals will see th light. Public pain and public shame will do wonders and reduce recidivism like no one’s business.
A county DA agreed with me 10 years ago after I served on a grand jury for a few months. He said public canings would be the only thing that would change the revolving door criminals. It makes total sense.
Would you be ok with a few retroactive canings for your own admittedly excessive LSD use? If you ever gave it to friends back then, does that not make you a dealer, even if no remuneration was offered? You escaped punishment for it back in the 60s. If you were willing to take a couple of hundred lashes for your repeated violations then I would be impressed. :)