Maybe. I'm not sure that they keep a whole lot of good out.

Personally, I'm pro-medical use of THC. My concern is that so many who say "legalize it" just want to get stoned. Getting stoned is not a medical necessity. For chemo/AIDS patients who need relief from nausea, etc., I've got no problem with the distribution of marijuana (or if a purified form that has the same effect can be developed, that instead) to patients. However, that medical need must be cleared through the agency that has that power. It is not up to the bystander to decide, especially with mixed results at best in clinical trials.

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Sweat an bluid hide ma veil awe tears

Some food for thought....

The United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs is a treaty made under the authority of the United States.

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That used to be the case. However the interstate commerce excuse was shot down by the Supreme Court in 1969 when it ruled that the Tax Stamp Act was in violation of the 5th amendment.

(LEARY v. UNITED STATES, 395 U.S. 6 (1969))

So now the prohibitionists needed a new excuse to outlaw marijuana. And of course a constitututional amendment would have been out of the question after the alcohol prohibition debacle.

So the Federal govt. found a loophole.

The current federal prohibition of marijuana stems from the Controlled Substances Act.

The ostensible legal justification for the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 was that it was needed to put the USA in compliance with the United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs.

Marijuana was then added as a Schedule 1 Controlled Substance under the Controlled Substances Act even though it is not a Narcotic.

That was a pretty underhanded backdoor approach. Basically they made it an International Law issue to get around the State's rights and individual rights issue.

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I disagree. It seems to me that when enforcing the law does more damage to society than not enforcing it, then it is stupid to enforce the law.

Enforcing drug laws takes a huge toll on society. It breaks up families, costs too much, causes murderers, robbers and rapists to get out of prison early to make room for people who are not a threat to society.

It is just plain stupid to enforce drug laws. The drug war is a vile and abhorrent assault on liberty born of racism, fearmongering, corruption and greed.

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