Martha- you stated:  (Yes, I do believe marijuana is a gateway drug as more than one former druggie has told me.) There are radicals in any institution, including religious. Don't use one to paint all the others as zealots or crazies or Hitlers..."

You do see the irony / hypocrisy of your statement, I hope!  

Yes, adults do have the latitude to indulge; people who are prone to addiction are readily addicted to many different things- not just booze or drugs.  Too many studies have already been done that confirms marijuana is not a gateway drug, in spite of the efforts of the far right, which would like to ban drugs, booze and other personal choices. 

Rampant over-prescribing of opiates to help remedy chronic pain has been the nom du jour for years now.  People don't smoke weed and then decide- "wow, I think I'll go shoot up heroin!" 

The SC majority opinion dealt with Catholic hospitals which had been expanding through acquisition (in Ohio, I believe).  Will look for it.