Let's Devote Our Resources to the Real Drug Problem When I was a young man I refused to smoke marijuana when offered the opportunity. I thought that it might interfere with my future career. At that time I thought I might like to run for Congress and that if you were caught, you were disqualified. Of course, we now know that weed is a rite of passage. Presidents and presidential candidates freely admit to drug use. We also know that white middle class kids and their parents were exempt. [continues 591 words]