Based on the CDC's report for deaths in the U.S.A. in 2009 the leading causes contain heart disease, diabetes, and Hypertension. All of these illnesses are largely contributed to by poor diet (junk food).
Oddly I was unable to find marijuana on the list...
It's clear obesity is on the rise and presents a dire health risk, we have to find a way to outlaw junk food! Because if our government isn't blocking liberty, or pepper spraying us, or counting the money big businesses throw at it, or trying to enforce "democracy" globally, we might mistakenly fix our deficit and have married gay people with public healthcare, who have a jobs and a home. You may as well tell us what we can and can't eat since it's killing us faster than an ILLEGAL drug anyway.
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