You are adamant about not decriminalizing marijuana and yet we apparently have a historical model with the prohibition of alcohol that should give us a clue that we're going down a very wrong path.

I completely understand, from your personal experiences, that you have seen some of the worst-case scenarios with regard to pot but just how do you reconcile making the same mistake twice here. I think it's obvious that criminalization of pot users creates more problems (organized crime, black markets, ruined lives from felony records) than it fixes.

Bowser, I truly respect your opinion on the subject you brought up. War, other than truly defensive ones turning back invaders from your doorstep, is futile at best and creates as many problems as it solves not to mention the waste of human life and resources.

However, until you apply the same standard to this other issue of learning from the past, your overall credibility to me is strained. You can't pick and choose in logic.

Art