>I think the government has a responsibility to protect us from others, domestic and foreign. If I want to drink a couple of beers while watching a Dirty Harry movie, it's my business. And if someone suffering from glaucoma is smoking pot in their living room while watching a Cheech and Chong movie, that is their business. Not mine or the government's.

Well, as it stands today, the government does and I agree with that, as do MOST Americans. Until the majority loses it's mind, and that is rapidly approaching, we'll have to live under the current rule of law.

And as you say, if people want to break the law, they can take their chance at getting caught. Of course, that lends itself to stimulating the economy too. So there are beneficial aspects to this illegal drug usage. Lawyers, cops, insurance people, doctors, nurses, judges, etc ad nauseum get in the loop.