What you say is true. But what I see is different. Marijuana is still illegal in most of the world. However ,in countries that have made consumption and posession not a crime ,I see price reduction ,an increase in variety/availability ,less young people in prison ,and greater tolerance and leniency when processing violators on posession/production (for personal consumption). I think that outright legalization is way too big a bite to ask conservatives to take all at one time.
This of coarse goes along with total reform of existing drug policy ,ie; elimination of mandatory minimum sentences ,reclassification of marijuana ...etc.
[This message has been edited by roach (edited January 27, 2001).]