[DiogenesLamp]

"New"?! Pot's been popular for about half a century now,

In terms of culture, that's "new." But why am I not surprised you have no inkling of the larger sweep of history and society?

[ConservingFreedom]

"New"?! Pot's been popular for about half a century now,

In terms of culture, that's "new."

Long enough for almost half of Americans have used it - and for the weight of the evidence to be that there is no reasonable way to do anything about pot either.