Personally, since I don’t drink either, I don’t see why people need to drink.
But then you get into addictive behavior and psychology.
You’re missing the point.
It isn’t about the drug itself.
It’s about the reason the person wants it or uses it.
Whether drugs are legal or not is immaterial.
The underlying addictive behavior will still exist.
You don’t help an alcholic by making it easier for him to get his fix.
You don’t help drug addicts by making it easier for them to get their fix.
You aren’t helping them, and you aren’t improving their lives or fixing the underlying issue.
Again, try something that is equivalent.
We are in reality talking about addictive behavior.
And the addictive behavior is what needs to be addressed.
This is either an argument for both alcohol and other drugs being banned or for neither being banned.
You aren’t helping them, and you aren’t improving their lives or fixing the underlying issue.
My reason for supporting drug legalization is that the illegality of drugs hyperinflates drug profits and channels those profits into criminal hands - without demonstrably helping users, improving their lives, or fixing the underlying issue.