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I dont like mind altering drugs (except alcohol - there's my hypocrisy). But I've come to realize that, just because I don't like something, doesn't mean is must be prohibited. I still have qualms about the influx of drugs that "legalization" would create, but the problems associated with "criminalization" cannot be overlooked, either. A popular word is "decriminilazation", which is still a little confusing to me. I don't want to give federal, state or local governments the ability to pursue individuals (adults) in the privacy of their own homes just because they like a drug other than alcohol or whatever their doctor is foolish enough to prescribe.

Decriminalization basically means that drug possession is treated like speeding or illegal parking -- we would no longer see non-violent drug users jailed and being removed from productive society.

It would not address the black market problems with drug prohibition as much as I'd like, but it would also not result in multi-million-dollar marketing campaigns on behalf of heroin and cocaine. So, it seems like a reasonable step, and I would advocate it for my state (b/c states should do what they choose in this regard).