EVERYONE'S A HYPOCRITE. You cannot say otherwise. Bush has perfect reasons to act like he never smoked pot, I mean, it's obvious most politicians have (and probably done some coke here and there), but who's going to be the first to challenge the authority of soccer mom's? If it wasn't illegal, then kids would think marijuana is okay, which it's not. I love marijuana, but it's not something kids should do when they're growing up. Marijuana can really mess up your memory... and the memory loss is worse than what most people make it out to be. Kids growing up don't need that. We can't just switch trains and decide, "Yeah, we lied, marijuana isn't that bad, oh well".

Unforunately, the consequences are too severe for marijuana posession and use. The possibility of losing your job and losing your scholarships to colleges isn't cool... the jail time isn't to severe. Anything over a year is a little over the top.