[BfloGuy]

No, again, the argument is not that repealing drug laws suddenly creates a panacea. The argument is that drug laws do more harm than good much like prohibition did more harm than good.

Nice try, but the crowd on this board is immune to the message. Drugs kill, it's true. But so does suicide -- and it's still against the law, too.

Does anyone really refrain from committing suicide because it's illegal?

[familyop]

People who become suicidal, do so because they are depressed and are ignorant of any good options. And many of them smoked pot for quite a few years, going through the cycles of paranoia and euphoria thousands of times (cycles that later become mania followed by depression).

They didn’t start smoking pot because of depression or a lack of options. Most of them started smoking pot, because acquaintances told them that it would make them feel great and implied that it would make them more desired as a friend. Many started smoking pot also because they were drunk when pressured to do it. Most who use harder drugs were high on smoke, when the harder drugs were offered.

[PapaNew]

Does anyone really refrain from committing suicide because it's illegal?

Right, but my main issue is a deeper underlying principle at work that has to do with a free, healthy, vibrant, and respectful society.