[Kevin]

Illicit drug use is a HUGE part of the US economy! We dump billions into law enforcement to stop it, billions into locking up those few that are caught.

I'm not for total and complete legalization so you could buy crack at the grocery store but I think that there is a compromise that we could come to with many drugs. Marijuana for example... Not addictive, not as damaging as alcohol and not as harmful as cigarettes.

I think that if we were to model a program off of Holland or Great Britain it would serve society well. The laws are NOT stopping people... They ARE ruining the lives of recreational users that get caught. It is throwing away tax money that could be better spent on education or even given back to the taxpayers (we pay too damned many taxes).