Part of the problem with all this was the introduction by the right of all these victimless crimes. This has made the government become seemingly criminal in its own right. This has bred mistrust. Perhaps when citizens can have faith that when a cop is harassing someone it is because there is an actual victim somewhere and not just because some dickhead thought that a big government solution was the answer.

You asked for a solution that doesn't trample on civil rights well start to decriminalize drugs across the board and find a different approach to the problem. This is very hard to do because of the right-wing political machine and all the d****** pandering that goes on.

I do not think a kid should get all tied up in the legal system because they had weed on them while walking down the sidewalk minding their own business having a cop not like their fashion sensabilities or color.