[Vautrin]

The whole pot stance makes no sense if you want to prevent people using it. And see it as the easier option from an administrative point of view, has the disadvantage of alienating people who get fined.

The same with prostitution. Legalize it, and the money derived from such activities becomes taxable. It does not disappear in the "black" economy. Not to mention that it will become easier to control STDs.

How believable is a government that imposes fines on grounds that are perceived by a lot of people as absurd? That does no good to the credibility of government.

A lot of politicians everywhere in the US seem to have extramartial affairs, and that is of course a few steps more than going to a hooker for sex.