[robertpaulsen]

"In what way does that differ from a ban?"

By how one judges success.

[Know your rights]

Well, we're not really banning recreational drugs -- we're just making the possession and/or sales of them illegal.

In what way does that differ from a ban?

By how one judges success.

So how do you propose to judge the success of making the possession and/or sales of some drugs illegal? Is there any evidence that fewer people possess or sell them as a result of these laws?