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Something we almost never talk about in this is how our drug laws create an easy source of funds for terrorist groups and help destabilize countries like Colombia and Afghanistan.

Like a lot of issues there are decent arguments for and against decriminalization. I happen to think the best arguments are for, but even if you think that it's fifty/fifty choosing liberty over state violence should make it an easy choice. I suspect there are a lot of conservatives out there who are not comfortable with this much government action and the casual application of force against citizens. We really need to think about this stuff in nanny state terms. Do we trust people or not?

I'm glad that folks are mostly on board with keeping pot heads out of prison. If you took the pot out of international drug smuggling, you would at least reduce the total number of people engaged in these violence creating activities. Poorly conceived drug laws are just another way that we reduce respect for the rule of law and in governing authority generally.