I think legalizing pot attracts users from all over the fruited plain to move to that state and numerically compound the problem.
I know somebody who works with the homeless in Denver. If you think I am wrong he would beg to differ with you. As would the GOP electoral vote counters who advise all of those candidates not to come out against Colorado legalization.
I feel so bad for people that are addicted to substances, whether it is alcohol or pot. But we have tried this experiment over and over again, including prohibition of alcohol and the war on drugs.
The government has never, ever, been able to legislate morality. And it is evident day after day after day that the more government meddles in moral issues, the more out of control our morality becomes.
Making “drugs” illegal has not controlled their use or people being addicted. If you think that is true, try talking to people in the south with their opiate addictions, or people in the NE with their heroine addiction problems. People will obtain drugs.
This is no different than the gun control debate. If you think making guns illegal will make this a utopia, you are delusional. If you think making drugs illegal will keep people from using them and becoming addicted, you are delusional.