Why Marijuana Laws Fail: A Natural‑Law Look at Behavior, Enforcement, and Public Tolerance
By James Quillian,Economist, Political Analyst, Natural Law
For a law to function, a large share of the population must be genuinely offended by the behavior the law is supposed to prevent. Without that, the law becomes a symbol rather than a tool. Marijuana prohibition has lived in that symbolic category for decades. Half the country already supports legalization. The half that opposes it is not actually disturbed by the behavior itself. That is the fatal weakness.