> I can only imagine that it was implemented to fight the drug war. No, actually it comes from English common law, and has been around a long, long time. It h

> I can only imagine that it was implemented to fight the drug war. No, actually it comes from English common law, and has been around a long, long time. It has been abused in recent decades (using the drug war as an excuse), but it's far from a new thing.