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we have the freedom to govern.

What we? Where exactly is the right to dictate a person's habits indicated in the Constitution???
In fact, based on the Reserved Powers Clause, NOBODY has the right to dictate what another person does with their body. With alcohol, drugs or leather whips.
And, to address your constant assertion, how exactly would decriminalizing (not even legalizing, just decriminalizing) marijuana lead to a dope filled society. Percentage wise, use/abuse is LOWER during legal times than prohibition.
Remember when alcohol was outlawed? Where are all of the drunks and what happened to the bootlegger's violence?
Think carefully, not emotionally.

What we? Where exactly is the right to dictate a person's habits indicated in the Constitution??? In fact, based on the Reserved Powers Clause, NOBODY has the right to dictate what another person does with their body. With alcohol, drugs or leather whips. And, to address your constant assertion, how exactly would decriminalizing (not even legalizing, just decriminalizing) marijuana lead to a dope filled society. Percentage wise, use/abuse is LOWER during legal times than prohibition. Remember when alcohol was outlawed? Where are all of the drunks and what happened to the bootlegger's violence? Think carefully, not emotionally.

Use and abuse of alcohol is clearly much higher, post prohibition. There are more deaths caused by alcohol now (though alcohol is commonly accepted as being used without having an actually narcotic effect and is different than chemicals ingested to do so).

Also see the legalizing of abortion.

I'm not for prison sentences for owning a bit of cannabis, but I am for keeping it illegal, thank you for asking.

we have the freedom to govern.

What we? Where exactly is the right to dictate a person's habits indicated in the Constitution??? By the states (or local government).

Depends on the habit (blowing up things in the back yard, racing on the city streets, manufacturing anthrax genes, doing narcotics).