I have never understood the WOD. (And let me state that I have NEVER used illegal drugs of any kind.) Who cares if people use? Not me. If they use and then drive under the influence, arrest them for that. If they use and then commit crimes while high, arrest them for that -- and cut them no slack at all, since they chose to use. If they use and it tears up their families, well, what is different about that from people who are alcoholics and tear up their families, or those who are just plain jerks and do the same?
The way to dramatically cut drug use is not to forbid it, but to make it unfashionable. Tobacco use is WAY down, largely because of a public opinion campaign. Once it was sexy to light a cigarette. Now people just think of secondhand cancer. But drugs still have a cachet, since they are the forbidden fruit. Make drug use boring by decriminalizing it and making it available cheaply, and portray people who use them as losers and idiots, and the drug problem will be way down too, just like tobacco use.
Excellent point. This is indeed what would happen. Imagine how much more civil and peaceful our cities would be if this insane WOD ended. It's a shame to waste human treasure on such a futile effort.