Ask yourself which choice you wold take. Would you choose the mentality you express over your life? In my case, the drug in question is LSD. For me, there's no no dilemma, it's a drug I always liked, but it's the only drug that will keep me alive. And that's just normal living. Unusual circumstances make it much more difficult. But think about it this way, if you were denied sugar and you needed it to keep you alive (as if you were hypoglycemic), would you deny access to it? You, and the United States government have always done it and still do. And this is no joke. I have a more particular issue than sugar problems (such as joke diseases like diabetes). I have the most extreme case of bee sting allergy ever registered in world history. My blood tests are such that it they are not only considered out of range, they produce results that are completely different from anyone who has ever been stung by a bee. There are drugs that have kept me alive (obviously), but no country in this world will let me carry them. If I'm more than thirty minutes away from a hospital and get stung by by a bee, I will die. There's a steroid cocktail that will keep me alive, but if they don't believe me, they'll give me drugs that will kill me. So far, I've able to explain that to people. But that's been in the US, I haven't had this issue in other countries. But here's the problem: the drugs I need for this are illegal to prescribe in every country in the world. But if the US were willing to prescribe me such drugs, I could carry them anywhere. But my country is completely unwilling to do so. I will continue to travel to other countries to find some country who will. I want that drug cocktail, and I'll go to any country and risk my life to get it. In the process, I faced the most dangerous thing I've ever faced in my life: a swarm of bees. My best friend, a Tibetan refugee, said I shouldn't worry. He didn't know, because I don't tell people about this issue. When I told him, he was stunned. But that's normal.

So Jimmie, if you don't support the health any of the people of the people of the United States of America, will you at least support my existence? I can only assure you that that no other person will ever get helped, just as you want, I only ask that some extremely dangerous steroid compounds be released to me. I understand that such compounds do not get distributed to any street people who might need it, and that such compounds don't get distristibuted phamacucutical companies.

"Once weed is okay, it’s going to be handled just like cigarettes and pot smokers will be treated just like cigarette smokers."

Sometimes, my computer seems to want the second to last copy over the last. I'd say I'm just smoking too much pot, but I haven't smoked it in a week. But sobriety can be a drug, too.

As a cigarette smoker, I'd like to be treated as well as a pot smoker. If I light up a joint in a bar, I'd face a lighter penalty than if I lit up a cigarette. Lighting up a cigarette is a $1000 penalty. And the cops will bust you for it. But it creates a good scene. In the alley behind any bar, cigarette smokers and pot smokers face the same exile, but it's a fun exile community. And many of us are in both.

"and don’t let the cops see you! "

Where I live, it doesn't matter at all whether they see you. Hell, I've smoked pot with two sheriffs, one federal prosecutor, and more judges and cops than I can count. And one of those judges threw me in jail on an alcohol charge (which was perfectly legitimate, I hold no grudge). Legalize it for anyone with medical needs like glaucoma and cancer, and decriminalize it for anything else.

I'd also take issue with this:

"The one thing a cop hates more than anything else in the world is paperwork."

No, that's only the second most annoying thing for cops. The most annoying thing is to be laughed at by your coworkers. Here in Boulder, there's nothing that will create more laughter and derision than busting a guy for marijuana possession. Here's the deal: possession of under an ounce (read: quarter pound, because that's the plea level) is a $50 fine. A "Dog at Large" charge will bring a $350 fine. A noise violation produces a similar penalty (And yes, I've received it). In other words, if your dog gets away, it will cause you to face a more serious penalty, and possible jail time on multiple offenses. I have a friend who got busted on multiple Dog at Large charges. When the cops came to his house, they noticed his bong and two ounces of marijuana. They took those items and him down to meet the District Attorney. He got a good scolding from the DA about his dog. After that, the DA gave him his pot back and warned him about possible negative effects of smoking marijuana. And my friend walked right of the courthouse with two ounces of pot in his pocket. But the DA did keep the bong. No surprise, it was the nicest bong I've ever seen. That's how you deal with marijuana. But understand that we in Boulder are clear about this. We only keep judges and council members that agree with us. The rest of the country is free to come to the same conclusion at the discretion of their voters.

At least with the status quo, their weed is cheap and plentiful and they can smoke it in relative peace. So long as they're smart.

The same thing can be said for Nevada's legalization of prostitution. It doesn't allow for discreetly provided services, part timers, or the ability to be a true independent provider (as opposed to an 'independent' forced to work in someone else's facility)

The cry of 'legalize it, so we can tax it' doesn't exactly warm the heart of this libertarian either.