Why cant there be a vote and majority rules? Seens fair to my mind but then again I'm not a politician
The Majority should not have absolute power. If you went strictly by Majority rule, then NYC, LA, Chicago, and Houston would have the total say in what it's populace and bureacracy wants, whereas the rural areas would constantly get shafted. This is one reason why we have an Electoral College. This is why a voter who votes in North Dakota has a lot more "voting strength" than a voter from New York City, comparitively.
There are a few reasons why Marijuana and other drugs are not decriminalized and it goes well beyond the basis that the stuff is bad for you, and to what degree. By criminalizing marijuana, you ensure the human warehouses stay full...by human warehouses, I'm talking prisons and jails. These are huge businesses that private companies such as Wackenhut and CCA are getting into, and they support the massive criminal justice system bureaucracy. All in all, these institutions create a LOT of jobs........but in addition, help wreck communities and families, repeating the cycle.
In addition, an individual is heavily penalized if he even so much has a glitch of a criminal record, especially a drug charge. Employability decreases dramatically which makes it even more likely that the individual will simply go back into the prison system. In Florida, the recidivism rate is around 71%. So now with all these people with criminal backgrounds who find it hard to find a job even as a landscaper or dishwasher, companies now more readily seek cheap, below minimum-wage workers, primarily, illegals.
I believe the late, great Bill Hicks said it best. How can you make something illegal that was naturally put on this earth? Are you telling me that God made a mistake?
The War on Drugs. The War on Poverty. The War on Terror. The War on Crime. These are not problems to be "solved." These are problems that are part of our lives and can be minimized in their affects.