The prohibition of alcohol, was before my time and has no direct bearing on the illicit drug problem, that exists today in America. May be they could have enforced alcohol prohibition, through Congressional legisaltion, instead of a constitutional amendment. We'll never know.
I will say this. The situation with the 18th amendment halting production, transport and ingestion of alcohol, was eventually overturned by the 21st amendment, because a majority of Americans enjoyed their whiskey and beer and missed its ready availbility. According to the people, alcohol prohibition was wrong.
The American people today, have the knowledge and the intellectual capacity to understand, that dangerous substances, like the illict drugs, heroin, cocaine and marijuana, should be kept illegal.
And...let's use the proper word...evil!
I'd call that a wild attempt to condemn anyone, who may disagree with your opinion, about the subject of marijuana and its proper medical uses. You may be an expert on smoking marijauna, but I'll leave the medical community to handle issues specifically related to medical marijuana.
Yes, as was the writing of the Constitution. You seem to have not bothered to study the history of either event. May be they could have enforced alcohol prohibition, through Congressional legisaltion, instead of a constitutional amendment.
:-/ It's tough to judge whether to laugh or cry. The question isn't "whether they could"...it's whether they SHOULD. The members of Congress, the President, and Supreme Court ALL take an oath of office to follow the Constitution.
So once again, why was the 18th amendment needed (or not needed) to follow the Constitution, but apparently NO amendment was needed for drugs (according to you)? I'd call that a wild attempt to condemn anyone, who may disagree with your opinion, about the subject of marijuana and its proper medical uses. You may be an expert on smoking marijauna, but I'll leave the medical community to handle issues specifically related to medical marijuana.
No, it's called the attempt to call evil as it is. NO ONE has the legitimate authority to tell any sick person what he or she may put in their body, in an attempt to get well (or simply relieve pain). Not you. Not any legislature. Not any doctor. It's one thing to counsel that a particular drug or method of use is inappropriate, or even dangerous. But it's evil to force an adult patient to endure pain and suffering, by denying any medication.