So, will Oregon or Alaska legalize marijuana next week?

[Comrade Grumpy]

35. You can start with the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports.

They will show you we've been arresting more than a million people a year on drug charges for at least the past 35 years or so. It's actually been closer to 2 million a year recently, though it is now declining slightly. About half of all drug arrests are for marijuana, and about 90% of them are for simple drug possession.

The federal government budgets more than $20 billion a year for drug law enforcement. That's available in federal budget documents. The states are estimated to spend about the same amount annually, although that figure is bit trickier to come by. That's about $40 billion a year combined. Hell, I may have been conservative with the "hundreds of billions."

Okay. Your turn. You'll have to find your own links, though; it's a big pain in the ass. But I've pointed you in the right direction.