[ConservingFreedom]

Of course you can - one can favor the legality of tobacco without favoring tobacco use. Heck, I think people look stupid chewing gum and are better off avoiding it ... but you won't catch me calling for government involvement.

[xzins]

My experience is that those arguing for a thing have an interest in that thing. As you say, it’s not always so, but I only want government involvement in things that truly threaten a culture or that impose a dramatic change upon a culture before a vote is taken, such as abortion or same sex marriage. People should not be forced to accept unhelpful changes if they are unwelcome changes.