"He had to suffer a few days without any pain medication, therefore drugs should be legalized".
Who cares if he never suffered a second? Or for that matter if he made it up?
Are you saying that as "free" people, we should only be allowed to do what the government "allows" us to do?
Exactly how is that philosophy squared w/ our Constitution?
It is because of the cost to everyone else when you get screwed up and have to have everyone else take care of you.
It is the same with AIDS and other "freedom" junk.
If you would be a hermit and never have contact with anyone else who would be burdened by your garbage, then do what you want.
Just leave everyone else out of it.
You are in the wrong forum. You want the DU, down the hall and to your left.