Californians: Say NO to Legalizing Pot

http://www.theladiesmonthly.com/2010/08/californians-say-no-to-legalizing-pot/
In California we are at the apex of a vital moment in history.  This November, Californians will decide whether to promote justice and civility, or turn the state into a Mexico of the North.  If Proposition 19 passes, marijuana will become as available to anyone, including your children, as alcohol or cigarettes. Not only that, self-righteous pot smokers will be invading the streets to blow smoke in the faces of everyone who wanted to continue living in a just, verdant, and peaceful world. Legalization would mean the end of life as we know it in California. You can make a difference, vote NO on prop 19! In case I haven’t convinced you yet, here are some reasons why marijuana legalization would threaten your life and the innocence of your children:

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Your argument is flawed.  We also have laws against rape and murder, yet rape and murder take place despite laws prohibiting them.  I do not think this justifies repealing the laws against them, do you?

Your argument presupposes that use of this drug is bad in and of itself, more so than other drugs that are accepted and legal for historical reasons.

I think a more cogent and coherent argument is to begin with the premise that people own themselves and their own brain cells, and therefore have every moral right to do whatever they want to themselves so long as they do not harm others.  From this perspective the power of the state is not constructively used against people who choose to use drugs, and under the social contract the state is obligated to leave such people alone unless and until a clear and present danger exists of harm to others.