<p>I disagree with a number of points, but I have to say you are preaching to the choir about incarceration for drug offenses. I think all drugs should be legally obtainable by adults, just like alcohol. America has been fighting the war on drugs for over a quarter of a century, and our illicit drug problem has only been getting worse. Making drugs legal will virtually eliminate the criminal underworld associated with drugs (as evidenced by the complete lack of criminal underworld in the alcohol arena), and young people will be less likely to view drug use as a rebellious rite of passage (as evidenced by the lack of hordes of young people quaffing martinis or knocking back beer every evening.)</p>
<p>I think all drugs, including those that are currently illicit or only available by prescription, should be available to any adult to purchase at will, and adults should be held responsible for their drug procurement and use decisions. I think it is inappropriate for elected government bureaucrats, or our neighbors in voting booths, or expensive doctors, to dictate what we are and are not allowed to consume. If we want opinions from any of those people we will ask for them, and if we don’t ask, they should not have any control over our consumption habits. If our habits infringe on the rights of others, then we should be punished for those infringements, but I resent other people assuming they know what’s best for me, and limiting my freedoms to only those choices with which their values agree.</p>