Prohibition was a reaction to a problem. It was not a good thing but before you go on a crusade to abolish all drug laws you ought to consider the motivation for the 18th Amendment.
It was an amendment to the Constitution, remember, --two-thirds both houses, three-quarters of the several states -- not just a simple law.
It was an amendment to the Constitution, remember, --two-thirds both houses, three-quarters of the several states -- not just a simple law.
The prohibition movement that brough about the 18th amendment had one thing going for it that the drug warriors don't..respect for the Constitution. They knew that the only legal way to prohibit people from injesting something was through the amendment process. As you pointed out, it's no easy task, but they made their case to the Congress and the people and made it happen. It was a tribute to the character of the country a few years later when they were able to admit that they made a mistake and correct it.
If banning alcohol (a drug) required a constitutional amendment, then the other drugs should be no different. Our country has made a mistake with the drug war. Only now, the country no longer has the strength of character to admit that.