Again, it was a federal charge, so state legislation could do nothing. And politically speaking, it’s almost impossible for Congress to enact laws loosening drug laws for fear of being called “soft of drugs” by the sort of armchair drug warriors one finds, say, here.
Oh, I'm sorry. I was completely unaware that I was posting like a drooling klailiff or Exalted Cyclops, by sitting in my living room being all conservative and everything, and not wanting to be murdered in my armchair for the sake of kumbaya.
Forgive me, O liberal one.
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