[TopQuark]

does the cost of attempting to enforce and maintain a prohibition on marijuana have a proportional impact on that problem as a whole?

That is a poor criterion. Some battles are fought to the end. What's the proportional impact of Alamo?

[tacticalogic]

That is a poor criterion. Some battles are fought to the end. What's the proportional impact of Alamo?

Why is it a poor criterion? Yes, some battles are fought to the end, if they are deemed worthy. What was the criterion under which this particular battle was engaged to start with? The Alamo wasn't fought over white women having sex with jazz musicians.