Set up the strawman and ....
"But booze causes far more harm than pot."
.... knock it down.
Illegal drugs are prohibited for a number of reasons, harm being only one.
"but you are saying that keeping illegal drugs illegal decreases their use."
Yes I am. Are you saying that illegal drug use would not increase if they were made legal? Why do you even question my point when you agree with it?
"Using that logic, you should also be calling for alcohol to be illegal, because it causes a lot of harm ..."
Again, that's not the logic being used. If it was, all chemotherapy drugs would be illegal because they're extremely dangerous and harmful.
"... and making it illegal would decrease use and therefore harm."
That's true, it would. But we tried that once and it didn't work. Why should we do that again? Isn't that the definition of insanity -- repeating exactly the same thing and expecting a different result?
That's the main reason you are citing here.
If it was, all chemotherapy drugs would be illegal because they're extremely dangerous and harmful.
Wrong. Chemotherapy drugs are used because the alternative, dying of cancer, is worse. Talk about strawmen.
That's true, it would. But we tried that once and it didn't work. Why should we do that again? Isn't that the definition of insanity -- repeating exactly the same thing and expecting a different result?
Funny, that is exactly what folks here are saying about the war on drugs. But you maintain a double standard.