Nor I. Also matters for the states - none of which appear to be champing at the bit to legalize heroin or crystal meth.
Right. The state issue is completely separate. Some states used to outlaw things as harmless as ticket scalping. That’s up to them. On constitutional grounds, the DEA should be eliminated entirely.
Yep. Your post gets to the heart of this. It’s not a federal issue. People forget that this country was founded in a way similar to the EU. That is, the colonies were like “countries” with an overarching government to protect the border around the whole thing, and protect the rights of individual citizens within the member countries (e.g. the first and second amendments over rule any state’s constitution), and activities that cross state lines. A good example would be that Kentucky can’t invade Tennessee.