> The War on Drugs has given us the idea that merely possessing something is enough to get you jail time.
Except that's not true either. In many places possession of burglary tools is a crime by itself. I'm not saying it's a good law, but it's certainly law. Same for any possession of child pornography, knowing possession of stolen property, any possession of a long list of EPA-banned toxic chemicals, any possession of unregistered firearms, any possession of modified firearms, etc etc etc.
Except that's not true either. In many places possession of burglary tools is a crime by itself. I'm not saying it's a good law, but it's certainly law. Same for any possession of child pornography, knowing possession of stolen property, any possession of a long list of EPA-banned toxic chemicals, any possession of unregistered firearms, any possession of modified firearms, etc etc etc.