Reply #24: I wish I could agree.

[SanCristobal]

Drugs are bad for you. I personally don't use them, and wish no one did*. This isn't a problem we can just wish away though, people love drugs and there will always be a market for them. As long as drug prohibition is the law of the land, this market will be controlled by the criminal element that is currently hurting this country. The drug trade is a violent and dangerous business, but this doesn't have to be the case. Legalized drugs would put production and distribution into the hands of legitimate businesses, and would allow the government to regulate purity and tax sales. I would much rather have someone buy safe(er) drugs from their local pharmacy then OD on something they bought from a street dealer kicking money to a gang, or worse, be robbed and killed trying to buy on the street.

*then again, do I have the moral high ground? I drink, and alcohol is just a legal drug.