[MrLeRoy]

The WOD is the most effective way that society employs to control, hinder, and prevent harm to its citizens.

Controlling, hindering, and preventing self-inflicted harm are not legitimate functions of government.

[bassmaner]

Controlling, hindering, and preventing self-inflicted harm are not legitimate functions of government.

Absolutely.

A ray of hope -- a federal judge just threw out an idiotic class action suit against McDonalds, which claimed that it's McDonalds' fault that the plaintiffs' kids are fat. It would be nice to think that common sense like this will find its way into drug policy.

Stay tuned ...

[eleni121]

Controlling, hindering, and preventing self-inflicted harm are not legitimate functions of government.

I would agree with this statement except that use of drugs does inflict harm to other non users.

BTW - where do libertarians stand on abortion - inflicting harm on another?