i definitely see what you're saying. i'm not argueing that what i do is 'right.' there's a lot of ways this can go. i could say its the government that is keeping the black market for pot going. but them someone could say, "well, then why don't we legalize all drugs." which is not a good idea. california grows a lot of organic pot for medical purposes. if pot was decriminalized; this could be done everywhere and it could be controlled. the lowlifes that kill people for drug money would still being killing people for money if there were no drugs. people trying to make an easy dishonest buck will always be there.

what you said could easily be said about cuban cigars, though. according the law, we're supporting communism. we can't see what goes on in cuba just as i don't see as well as you do what goes on in the streets pertaining to drug use.