The restrictions the state places on us largely function as a one way ratchet, alas. There is a lot about American drug policy that is wildly unpopular, and yet here we are.

A huge portion of the issue is that we’re largely ruled by people who don’t need to deal with any of the inconveniences they cause; if any senator or rep has a runny nose I’m sure they can get an aide to sort it out for them. The rest of us are not so lucky.