Pot in America

[kandrathe]

I totally agree with what you are saying. I incorrectly kept part of my post I meant to delete, which of course is the part everyone is commenting on, so please check out my revision. As to what you are saying, I have mixed feelings on this. Like I said in my edit, I think chemically refined drugs need to be monitored so the government can step in and potentially stop them completely if they prove to be too disruptive to society as a whole. But on the other hand, if everything seems to go smoothly, then the government can set up regulations to make sure there is no to less collateral damage, and that legitimate businesses (who pay taxes) instead of violent, underground mafia enforcers run the drug market.

Can this be done without big brother government watching over your shoulder? Monitored how? Regulated how? And, here we go again with the slippery slope to the "WAR ON DRUGS". Why do you think they are any answer to this problem? Government is a necessary evil, and the less evil we have the better off we will be. So... If we can figure out how to do this as a society without wielding the force of government, then we will be wealthier and more free.