Just in case the next czar is more subtle in his approach, let's explode the common rationalizations for the drug war. Drug use is a victimless crime, even though it has social costs, primarily because there is no victim who would call the police for help when the alleged offense occurs. We do rightly criminalize some possibly victimless behavior, like drinking and driving, because the probability of immediate severe harm to third parties is deemed too high. However, we have a tradition of privacy rights. We ordinarily prohibit subjecting private habits to a public tallying of costs and benefits, since we believe freedom is of intrinsic value and not just the optimal way to order society.
Penalties ought to be similar for driving under the influence.
Looking out for others is laudable, but you can't be your brother's keeper by being your brother's jailer. We already have laws against domestic violence, child abuse, and neglect. We could never find the jail space to hold lesser offenders, since we're all guilty at times of being far less than perfect. Absent such a commercial, legalizers need another czar like dear old Bill. And in former governor Bob Martinez, we just might have one.