Marijuana Prohibition

Someone else's commentary:

Abraham Lincoln once said two quotes about prohibition, "Prohibition goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation and makes crimes out of things that are not crimes," and "A prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." I believe that he is right for stating that we have rights and they should not be taken for granted. He may have not been thinking of marijuana when he made his speech, but it involves prohibition, meaning prohibition in general and of any kind.
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My commentary:
The social cost of Marijuana Prohibition is HUGE.... almost as bad as Alcohol Prohibition's cost was. It so far outweighs the benefits that it defies belief. Don't smoke weed. That's dumb. But the massive resources we put into screwing up our society based on goofy "gateway drug" theories which make no sense at all... Let's stop it NOW.