Fair enough. Though just look at where the two movements were in mainstream political discussions 35 years ago and look at where they are now.

So, what I've gotten out of this is that baseball is pretty reasonable and FuckYouOiOiOi is totally ridiculous and shameless (also something of a homophobe, or at least just an idiot).

To combine your two posts... As for racial profiling and sentence disparity for marijuana, those aren't legal questions. They're policy enforcement issues. Sentence disparity means that the structure and laws that are in place are not being carried out. Look at the Jena Six. This is a huge issue for minorities AND poor people. But it does not mean that the laws on the books need to change. It means that police, school officials, and the courts need to follow the laws that already exist and be consistent and fair. On the other hand, what we were talking about with disparities in sentencing for crack and for cocaine is an actual question of changing laws and minimum sentence requirements. Sure the instances of racial profiling and sentence disparity in marijuana cases come in arrests that are made because of marijuana being illegeal, but that's coincidental and unrelated to the drug. It could just as easily be something else.

I think that marijuana needs to be equated with alcohol and tobacco in terms of legalization and regulation if the change you are going for is going to happen. As for legalization of other drugs, I think that will only come with a huge swing in terms of perceptions of public health, addiction, and helping people.

And the pharmaceutical industry is just about as awful as big business gets.