For 15 years, the right of Alaskans to smoke grass at home has been as commonplace as the privilege of watching a moose graze in the backyard. But antidrug crusaders, who expect to be bolstered this week by a visit from federal drug czar William Bennett, are pressing voters to recriminalize the private possession of small amounts of marijuana -- made legal in 1975 by a court privacy decision -- this November. Says Marie Majewske of Alaskans for the Recriminalization of Marijuana: "When a drug is perceived to be socially acceptable, it is used and abused a great deal more."
Nonsense,...