[DiogenesLamp]

That destruction is largely self-inflicted - which is none of government's business, much less a justification for the War On Drugs' harm to third parties.

That is a simplistic and childish understanding of the drug issue. I have personally known several people who died of drug overdoses. Two of them were women who left behind less than 1 year old children.

I have known several chronic drug abusers, and what money they get either comes from stealing or from the government. The third party being harmed are we people who are stolen from and we people who have to pay taxes to feed these parasites.

[ConservingFreedom]

That destruction is largely self-inflicted - which is none of government's business, much less a justification for the War On Drugs' harm to third parties.

That is a simplistic and childish understanding of the drug issue. I have personally known several people who died of drug overdoses. Two of them were women who left behind less than 1 year old children.

Which part of "largely" did you not understand? Clearly those women violated their children's rights - but the War On Drugs, while harming others, did nothing effective to stop them. And if banning for all adults ()including childless ones) substances involved in child neglect is the right thing to do, then alcohol must certainly be re-included; do you support that?

I have known several chronic drug abusers, and what money they get either comes from stealing

Which will fall as drug prices fall with legalization. Thanks for the pro-legalization point.

or from the government. The third party being harmed are we people who are stolen from

Stealing is and should remain illegal. Should we ban all the things for which people steal in order to buy?

and we people who have to pay taxes to feed these parasites.

The people forcing the tax payments is the government, not the users (although I won't hold my breath waiting for them to turn down the money). One big-government policy does not justify another.