@rooeytoo That argument could also be made for many food items. Do you like sweets? Obesity, diabetes, and tooth decay; it would be in the public interest to outlaw candy, soda, many baked goods, and quite a long list of other things. How about meat? Look at the health problems caused by a purely carnivorous diet (like the Atkin’s diet) and it’s obvious that we cannot be trusted with meat either.
I could go on, but you get the gist of what I am saying, so it boils down to this; how far do we let the government go in protecting people from their own stupidity? And what qualifies as stupid enough to exempt you from any sort of assistance? Since both lack of personal responsibility and bad genes can both lead to diabetes, would you rather pay for those who get diabetes through bad lifestyle choices, or would you rather have those that developed it naturally despite their best efforts cast to the wolves? It’s either/or; doing it case-by-case isn’t cost effective or entirely accurate.
And if you see pot as different as it’s use is a strictly voluntary action, so are steak, bacon, eggs, bacon, candy, or bacon. Many people don’t use those either, so to be fair, they should be criminalized too.