2. Do you support fedgov using the Commerce Clause to impose a national marijuana prohibition?
There are two very different points here. One is the legalization of Marijuana. That is a debatable point, worthy of the democratic process.
The second is the question of whether the legalization will end the horrific crimes that we are experiencing with the Zetas and other drug gangs. If you really think that the medical marijuana business is a serious competitor to the drug gangs and are openly available in the market the same as the black market, I totally disagree with you. The medical marijuana business is a relatively small, closely monitored niche. Again, this means it is not generally available at will to anybody who wants it. When and if the day comes that pot is totally legalized, that does not cancel out the criminals who run it. Remember after Prohibition? Did Al Capone just go away or did the feds have to ultimately go after him and bring him down? Even though they got him on tax evasion, his culture permeated and still exists in Chicago. With today’s drug gangs it is far, far worse. These are embedded animals running an extremely prosperous business. They will not go away and will not stop being the savages they are. That needs to be dealt with first. That is my point.