In a sign that the times surely are changing, pop music icon Elton John came out against marijuana in a Time magazine interview. Once known as much for his excesses as for his music, the long-rehabbed star regrets not only his own overindulgence, but also legalization efforts that free users from the threat of arrest and imprisonment. While we can appreciate the difficulties of the performer's own journey, he makes two basic mistakes: he ignores the damage done by prohibition, and he overlooks our right to do what we please without state interference so long as we harm nobody else. Both are serious oversights.
