Pot in America

[kandrathe]

Conservatives and the French usually have a stronger voice.

This is where liberal and conservative both go so far that they end up on the same side. The problem that I see in both cases is where "compassion" over rides governance. Or, actually, any time government is ruled with emotions rather than the rule of law, that blind statue of Justice with her sword and scales. It's when those in government feel they should "take care of" citizens whether they like it or not, that we end up with laws which are fundamentally unjust and rob us of our freedoms. Conservatives tend to come from the morality side, and liberals from the social costs point of view.

So, whether you or I believe that Californians or San Franciscans should be allowed to smoke Cannabis is a moral decision, rather than one which jeopardizes the operation of the State. I'm not sold on all drugs being legal yet. Meth labs, for example, result in huge ecological contamination, then, I think the State does have a duty to protect neighbors from those who engage in dangerous activities or cause ecological damage to even their own property.