Well look at what happened when they brought in prohibition. Everyday street thugs became rich millionaires by supplying the demand for illegal booze. Then they repealed prohibition and guess what it put an end to the demand and most of the booze lords disappeared those that didn't moved on to selling drugs and other means to make there money.
Well legalizing drugs is not going to stop its abuse BUT it will put an end to those who deal in drugs strictly to make there fortunes just like it did the bootleggers. Tax it but not so heavily to make it cheaper to buy from the dealers. At least with taxing it you now have the funds to pay for the looking after the users which are now sucking money out of the taxes we pay.
Right now the cartels have a monopoly on the drug trade. Well take that away from them. And like I said use the money to treat the addicts and educate. Education with undisputed fact not fear mongering and false claims. When you do that and proved wrong everything else you say is questionable. And face the fact that like booze soft drugs have a different affect on different people. Some WILL go on to harder drugs but most won't just like not all social drinkers become alcoholics.
Our provincial government took oxicotin off the market due to its abuse. Well all they did was punish those who legitimately need it to control sever pain. And they created a huge money maker for the drug dealer. Those who are abusing the drug where buying it for $5 tablet before the government stepped in now they are selling it for $100 to $150 a tablet. The only people they are helping are the drug dealers the government is making them rich. And it is now coming in from other provinces and now more drug stores are being robbed by addicts looking for it. Ya the government is really winning the war on drugs. What a load of bull$#t!!!!!!
No one can legislate stupidity out of existence. Laws didn't work to stop people from drinking booze and it wont work on drugs. LEGALIZE IT, TAX IT, JUST LIKE BOOZE AND CIGARETS AND MOVE TO THINGS WE CAN CONTROL!!!!!
I'm really sick of self-riches people who think that the world is black and white. Well it aint!!!! Deal with it!!! That's all I have to say on the subject. And if I upset anyone TO BAD!!!