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Good morning, Mr. Petersen. I am a former Republican that is looking into backing you in the coming 6 months because Trump vs Hillary is no choice at all.

That said, I have some concerns with ending the War on Drugs that I'm not sure has been resolved, and I'd love for you to do that for me.

1) The big one most libertarians want legalized (or decriminalized) is marijuana. So let's start there. If this happens, does that means we'll potentially end up seeing people just smoking it in public (streets, parks, outside restaurants/businesses/etc) the same way we see cigarettes smoked now? I worry about that because we already know how bad second-hand smoking can be for cigarettes. Given the psychoactive element of marijuana, how would this be handled?

2) Continuing a bit further with the above, I have generally felt that, despite my own personal objection to using marijuana, if it's used responsibly at home (ie in private quarters), there's nothing for me to really complain about. That said, I think about children that are in said homes. Again, we already have homes where parents choose to smoke in front of their children, but what about the same situation where said smoking could psychoactively affect them? Granted, I realize we can't police what is going on inside people's homes, but I still am curious of your take on such a situation.

3) The above two questions deal specifically with marijuana. If all drugs are no longer illegal, what are your thoughts (if at all different from marijuana) when it comes to other drugs, like heroin, cocaine, ecstasy, and so forth, be it used in general public or in private but around children?

4) Finally, and perhaps this even answers all of the above, do you envision basically ending the war and classification at the federal level, but still allowing for state and local governments to do as they see fit, even if it is to still keep them illegal or criminalized in some form (either of the two above scenarios, or others I haven't included)?

Thanks in advance for helping ease my mind on these concerns. I look forward to supporting you over the next 6 months.

EDIT: I am looking for answers directly from Mr. Petersen. I asked this on Facebook and didn't get one directly but plenty of other libertarians telling me their thoughts on these questions. I very much appreciate it, but I'd like to know Mr. Petersen's thoughts specifically, since he's the candidate I am interested in supporting :)