My guess is because of this tired and baseless anti-Americanism:

Really shows how whacked American's conception of government is.

I just downvoted him because of pseudo-philosophical drivel with no substance of thought or contribution of information. Not really worth engaging him, so I just downvote.

So, "I disagree but can't be bothered to actually justify myself". Cool, that's the kind of community participation you should be proud of.

How is that drivel? He's the ONLY one here saying that it's a farce that we should have to dress this up as "Save the kids from evil pot" and "Tax evil pot to make money" when it ought to be an issue of personal liberty.

Fortunately, you can't just downvote me because you disagree or can't be bothered to explain yourself. Maybe you'll choose to offer some actual thought yourself.

Being the only person to say something does not actually make what you have to say substantial.

I downvoted him because he didn't say anything, not because I disagree with him. He didn't say anything worth disagreeing with.