And how about alcoholics? Where do they fit in your myopia? And let me tell you something bud, I’m a recovering alcoholic.
First off, congratulations on beating the bottle, and good morning.
There's no need to be hostile or angry with me ("bud"). Alcohol has been around for millennia. For many, it's a problem, but for many more it's enjoyable. The question is what, if anything the government should do about it.
The deleterious effects of alcohol on some led us to Prohibition, but that introduced problems of its own, like a disregard for the law, and the enrichment of criminals like Capone and bootlegger Joseph Kennedy.
Today, we have a mild form of prohibition on MJ. The national laws on marijuana aren't respected by many, and marijuana traffic is very profitable for the organized cartels of Mexico. Maybe undoing those laws will be a disaster, or maybe they'll be an improvement.
Clearly, a strict from of prohibition can be enforced if there's the will. Even though I find MJ a harmless relaxant in my old age, if I lived in Singapore I wouldn't dare touch it, because I wouldn't want my bony ass caned (or worse). Is that kind of government imposed control worth it, though? And would you do the same for alcohol?