Yes. And if you press pro-prohibition people, their only real solution is to just dramatically escalate draconian punishments, or use appeal to legalism rather than morality as justification.
Sure, if you become a totalitarian police state with mass surveillance everywhere and execute everyone who smokes a single joint, you can probably eradicate weed smokers.
Do you... really want to live in that kind of a police state though?
Yes. And if you press pro-prohibition people, their only real solution is to just dramatically escalate draconian punishments, or use appeal to legalism rather than morality as justification.
Sure, if you become a totalitarian police state with mass surveillance everywhere and execute everyone who smokes a single joint, you can probably eradicate weed smokers.
Do you... really want to live in that kind of a police state though?
no, I really really don’t.