Is this a good use of our law enforcement
and military personnel?
The anti-marijuana laws in America are really an abrogation of first amendment rights to freedom of religion. Why?
One of the main obstacles to the legalization or decriminalization of the harmless plant is the voting block of conservative Christians. They can tolerate the legality of alcohol because, after all, people drink in the Bible--even to the point of drunkenness leading to other serious moral lapses. But, since it is in the Bible, it is part of Biblical culture.
The use of marijuana is not part of Biblical culture, and Christian conservatives rightly understand that its use causes people to question conservative Christian values. But did our Founding Fathers intend that American society should be held hostage to the values of any one social group? It's our own fault if we do not elect pro-decriminalization and pro-legalization candidates. Of course, if we are consumed with continuing or ending a hopeless war, there isn't enough time in the day left to consider more subtle points of interest...such as the slippery slope our constitutional rights are sliding down as COP KILLERS are let out of jail early to make room for MARIJUANA SELLERS.
The drug laws in this country have no constitutional validity. Now, even some conservatives are waking up to this fact: the drug war is stupid. Read about the drug policy conversion of Bob Barr, Republican, Georgia.
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