I don’t really care one way or another, but it is certainly more in line with conservative values to all a free, open and fair Market place for a substance than use it to take liberty away from more people. And you don’t have to go to jail for weed to fuck you over. A year of drug court, a few thousand in fines can get people caught up in the criminal justice system for years.

If this were about promoting conservative values, that ultimate home/family wrecker, alcohol should be made illegal. Countries that have switched to a nearly entirely state run system of distributing very highly taxed alcohol have been very successful reducing the social costs of booze.