I’m late to the thread, but I just want to point out it’s possible to oppose the federal government’s War on Drugs AND the legalization of drugs at the same time. Like some of the other posters, I believe federalism is the best way to handle this issue as well as many others.
Actually, I think federalism is the only chance we have of saving America. The country may survive in name only without a return to federalism, but it sure won’t be the America you or I grew up in (there’s already far too little of that left already!). It will be just one more country where the few oppress the many, just like nearly every other country in the world and throughout history.
I’m OK with it being a state issue. I mean I still think legalization is the best path, but illegal at the state level is a lot less likely to result in the full on assault on the BOR than we’ve got with it being a fedgov issue. And it opens up the option to leave, kind of like what we have with dry counties now.