In fairness to Salem and Townhall, they are just the conduit. They are not, nor should they be in the business of regulating the speech of everybody who chooses to have a blog there. When you open up a marketplace of ideas you are invariably going to have the odd goofball turning up every now and then.
Who’s to say Tommy Chong could not have a blog on Townhall if he wanted one. (or for that matter, I think Pat Buchanan has already got one....)
As far as the substance of the column, I disagree. My personal experience with high school friends who used dope was that they never finished their education, never had any ambition, and basically ceased to be economic contributors to society. They shuffle from job to job in restaurant kitchens, construction and cab driving, milking unemployment and Government benes for more of the “high life” whenever possible. They have no retirement savings and will expect Medicare to buy their dime bags when they get old.