[Mark Bahner]

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.

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).

[Eagle Eye]

Perhaps I should have made a clear distinction between "The Law" and the Constitution. They clearly prefer the Law over the Constitution.