Now it's the War on Drugs. Threats of jail won't stop drug use. They do make it harder to help people who need it. Prohibition created organized crime. The drug laws keep it alive.
Drug dealers corrupt the criminal justice system, paying off cops and courts.
Before drugs were illegal, Americans handled them with few problems. Let's respect the right of people to control their own bodies. Decriminalize drugs, help those who need it, and have the police protect us from real criminals. Guns are inanimate objects. If you own a gun and use it responsibly, you violate no one's rights so you shouldn't be penalized.