Well, it's important to remember that the crack+crime issue is very different from the medical marijuana issue, which is also different from 13-year-olds taking e, and so forth. You'll note that I'm leaving out the issue of adults getting high at parties, because the world just doesn't seem to be ready to recognize that segment of human behavior yet.

In http://www.mpp.org/candidates/guide/kerry.html, the clearly biased Marijuana Policy Project reveals some interesting things. "Kerry would stop the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) raids on seriously ill medical marijuana patients as president. Kerry has previously said he favors federal legislation to allow people with cancer, AIDS, and other serious illnesses to have medical marijuana, with their doctors' approval."

I'd think that this is the most enlightened view any major politician is likely to have.