[trapped_in_LA]

I don’t agree with legalization of hard drugs but things like pot should never have been made illegal. Also what this article really needs to address is all the freedoms we’ve lost due to the “war on drugs” and why Mexico is melting down because of cartels made rich off the drugs that we buy. The unintended (or maybe intended) consequences of the war on drugs is not worth it in my opinion. However, if you like the police state that we live in then party on!

[Idaho_Cowboy]

It's a matter of benefits versus costs. For the fiscal conservative look up the millions spent on the the “war on drugs.” It has been a major cause of pushing back the rights of citizens in search and seizure cases. It has led to a massive growth in Federal authority over the states. The precedent from those cases may be used to push Obama care down our throats as constitutional.

Economically, the war on drugs keeps the price high for drugs and allows the cartels to have monopoly profits.

Drugs are bad, government is worse. Just say no to both.