America's War on Drugs

[Cato]

I agree with decriminalizing marijuana and don't have any heartburn over Washington's idea of managing marijuana production, distribution, consumption and potential related penalty similar to the way alcohol is treated. The idea in Kampia's article suggesting that legalization proponents are asking voters to vote against the referendum is troublesome. Is this really because users aren't satisfied with the proposal? Or, could it be that those involved in the current trade stand to make less with state control? I have a hard time believing that the casual user wouldn't trade some regulatory cost in exchange for eliminating the risk of arrest.

I am also fond of Branson's take in that we should treat drug use as a health issue.