You are seeing the heart of contemporary 'conservatism' at work. It is no better than pharaseeism in that it worships the law and damns the citizen.
Libertarian-bashers (and that is what it is when political disagreement requires repeated use of smear, innuendo, and outright name-calling) prefer to overlook the current society AND Constitutional decay by the current system. By insisting that the current system just hasn't be fully funded or that the right people haven't participated, they, in principle, are little different than the marxist apologists for communism, despite obviousl evidence that neither prohibition or communism have ever worked, EVER.
And let's not forget the small element of dishonesty that the lib-bashers constantyly employ, insinuating that the only reason anyone wants drug law reform or the end to the current War on (some) Drugs is for personal use and abuse. Nearly every libertarian on FR has denied those allegations, yet the bashers continue to charge them with allegations of drug abuse.
Some of us promote the maximum amount of freedom and individual responsibility for all, and others don't.
Conservativism "worships the law"?!! Bwaahahahahahaha! :-) That's hilarious!
"The Law" in the United States is the Constitution. The 10th Amendment to the Constitution absolutely forbids federal regulation of any drug. (That's why a Constitutional amendment was required to regulate alcohol.)
Conservatives shamelessly ignore The Law when they support federal criminalization of ANY drug (absent a Constitutional amendment).
Legalization of ALL drugs (at least at the federal level)...it's The Law. (Elected/appointed) conservatives certainly don't "worship" The Law. They don't even follow it! And conservatives among The People certainly don't insist that the people they elect follow The Law. If they did, they'd vote Libertarian (at the federal level, at minimum).