On a lot of stuff I tend to lean closer to the right. But you’re absolutely correct, Marijuana Prohibition has just been a way to throw certain minorities under the bus for something that a ton of people do. The whole thing about “super predators” is fucking disgusting, and is completely related to the war on drugs.

I will give a small caveat in the Democrat’s favor. Mondale pretty much lost because of being “soft” on crime. The thing is that smoking some pot shouldn’t be considered a crime, it’s less harmful than plenty of legal drugs. But Willie Horton totally fucked over Democrats who want to take a more rehabilitative approach to prison. Even though it was well over 20 years ago, that single person totally made a mockery of what Punitive Justice actually should be