The point that immediately comes to mind (and always does for me in these discussions) is that most people refer to "drugs" as though it's a single homogeneous group of substances. There's a world of difference between pot and heroin. And then here's cocaine and speed, also pretty damn different. I actually think pot is more benign than alcohol.
I'm also a big believer in personal responsibility. I don't really think drug possession on it's own should be a crime, but if you steal, it's a crime regardless of the reason. And there's tons of ways to screw up your life even without drugs, and I suspect there are pot smokers all over the honor rolls.
Remember, no one falls into a simple set of labels...
