At least decriminalize pot now. Sheesh, the money and manpower wasted on marijuana busts.... Use the dough and resources to catch pedophiles instead.
And I don't buy the "gateway drug" nonsense either. Nicotine and caffeine can be considered gateway drugs. So could chocolate.
The gov't has no business telling me or anyone else what drugs we can and cannot take.
or rapists, or burglars, or murderers, or terrorists, or.........
The people, through their government, decide which rights will be protected by them. Your right to do recreational drugs ain't one of them.
You have no business telling me which of your rights I should protect.