[Orangedog]

In many cases, these ‘unjust’ sentences for first-time drug offenses are the only legal way to put a lawbreaker away. When the law can’t prove the other offenses, they use this to get a bad apple off the streets for a time.

Dear god! You mean if they got rid of these bullsh*t drug laws then prosecutors would actually have to go back to proving the guilt of people charged with crimes that have actual, real victims with names? Well we can't have that!

[morphing libertarian]

I think we should fight the war on drugs until we win. What do you say? A few more decades and and 2-3 trillion more? Or at least until the cartels and street gangs declare a truce and that they have enough assets and income, thank you very much.