[tacticalogic]

I’m not a fan of marijuana, and I do worry about the moral signal that legalizing recreational use sends, but at least so far it hasn’t had any worse impact than alcohol. We should at least study the impact of marijuana so that we can have an informed debate.

I worry more about the political signal that saying we can't let this be a State's Rights issue because we can't trust the States to make the right decision sends.

[gdani]

I worry more about the political signal that saying we can't let this be a State's Rights issue because we can't trust the States to make the right decision sends.

People tend to crow the most about states' rights when it involves an issue they support.

But when it's something they are against - marijuana, assisted suicide, gay marriage, etc - they become the Fed Govt's biggest cheerleaders.