Philefreak, I don't think it is possible to "misuse this freedom" or any other, as long as your actions do not harm others.
I've never seen people smoke pot and get into a fight, I have seen plenty of drunks go at it though! I doubt pot is even listed as a "domestic violence" issue, again, compare to alcohol.
The War on Drugs has become a vehicle for the government to slowly eat away at our personal freedoms, trampling Fourth Amendment protections. I mean, even calling a War? Who is the government fighting? It's own citizens?
Someone can go to jail for 20 years for possession of pot. Yet, we routinely release violent criminals because of over crowding or because so many violent crimes carry much lighter sentences. That is absolutely warped, disgusting, and perverted.
KP