Unfortunately that is exactly what they do - and they very good at it.
Another related issue is the growth of voting propositions to tag marijuana as a medicine. Interestingly for the Centers for Disease Control, these ballot initiatives are springing up around liberal arts colleges. How it is that there are apparent cancer clusters near American college campuses? Should the Feds get involved in a "Clean Your Cancerous Bong Water" educational campaign?
Each year in America, about 750,000 people are arrested for pot crimes. According to a 2001 federal study, marijuana is one of America's biggest cash crops, legal or illegal, fetching $10.6 billion annually on the black market. Richard Cowan, a marijuana activist who moved to Vancouver out of contempt for the U.S. drug war, says America needs to be reminded what this fight is all about.
"It isn't about being drug free," Cowan argues. "It's about being free."
Doesn't the US government have better things to do than harass peaceful people who use mj?
Walters and his ilk should save their angst for drugs that pose a greater (real) risk to public health. But it's not about public health is it? It's about power, control, and the political agendas of mindless government bureaucrats and politicians.