COW:
"Pot isnt the problem, it would be the crack,PCP,meth,heroin, that sould be the main concern IMO. (especialy meth)"
I do agree with this. But let us look at why. The "why" problem is for the fact that these harder drugs often cause violent or criminal behvior, thus, breaking other citizan's constitutional rights. It is not neccissarily the drug itself, it's the behvior patterns that result in humans once taken.
Smoking a joint or smoking a crack pipe are not neccissarily infringing upon anyone else's civil liberties. The "war on drugs" is nothing more than a war on its own citizens, the pretext is drugs.
But, I do agree with you. These harder drugs are a problem. Ultimatley, the person must be responsible for their own actions, no matter their reasoning.
A difficult subject.
My main point is that most of these arrests/offenses should not be. They are not harming anyone other than themselves. When it goes a step further, when those begin to harm others, then that is the true offense.
This also steps into the moral delima as well. If a society had a moral foundation, these things are less likely to happen.
-CD
