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What exactly are my anti-marijuana views?

I think that states should be able to legalize it if they desire, but I don't think that they MUST legalize it. In short, its not a constitutional issue in my opinion.

I think that those who argue that it is a constitutional right, don't generally understand the ramifications of their own argument. That's my dog in the fight.

I think the federal government has authority to regulate importation, and unless the FDA is disbanded the prescription system should stay in place for most of the drugs now covered by it. Personally I don't think the FDA has constitutional authority, but I do think its desirable. So perhaps a consortium of state agencies would be needed, if its found unconstitutional.

I think that employers and charities (private and public) have the right to set terms of employment that include banning the use of substances from coffee to cocaine. The market (private concerns) and open debate (governmental agencies) can then decide what's reasonable.

Is that anti-pot?

I'd call you a quasi-liberal for those views actually. The real reason they can't legalize pot is that there is no scientific method known for testing someone to see if they are under the influence...on the spot. I think. That's my opinion.

Do you know why it is legal to make your own wine and beer but not legal to make your own spirits? It's not because One is worse than the other or that big brother is trying to protect you from yourself. It's simply because at the time of the whiskey laws being first implemented, Uncle Sam recognized that it would be much more difficult to catch people in the act of wine/beer making that in the act of building and maintaining a still. The still is a large unconcealable piece of machinery that is unmistakable evidence very difficult to refute. It was a question of enforceability, not right or wrong.

So, back to pot and other drugs. They are illegal, simply because it is too difficult to quantitatively measure the level of imparement in the field. (ie, by a LEO)

This concept of enforceability is no doubt baffling to some of you younger citizens because Uncle Sam seems to not give a hoot about this concept much anymore. We get new laws right and left from the idiot bureaucrats that don't have a clue about practicality. They are too insulated from such tediousness up there in their palaces of higher thought and social engineering.