I entered my 20’s, and became politically aware, as it were, about the time the Drug War was gearing up in earnest under Reagan. I knew then that the laws being passed, and the reasoning behind them, would come back to bite conservatives in the ass. I also knew that I’d get quite a chuckle out of it when it happened. I can think of any number of things that have spread beyond the Drug War, from asset forfieture to SWAT raids, that FReepers bitch about, moaning “How did this happen?”. The Drug War. That’s how it happened. And they supported every step of the way. Enjoy.
I many respects, I feel the same about the Patriot Act. There wasn't hardly a thing those 9/11 hijackers did that wasn't already illegal. Why a new law?
I can understand things like Heroin being illegal or Meth. Those are manufactured chemicals. Marijuana? It's a plant as natural as a fresh picked tomato. As conservatives, many find it OK to go to the Doctor and get a prescription for Xanax but it's not OK for me to grow a plant on my own land and use it for substantially the same purpose? I don't get it.
What's next? A war on poison ivy?
You should study the city of Oakland, California and their legalization of medical marijuana, if you haven’t already. Whether you support the war on drugs, legalization of marijuana, or oppose both, its an interesting study.