[MadameAxe]

Rape, murder and doubtless "other abominations" all have a common feature -- they violate the rights of an innocent other. Drugs have no such aspect. They are inanimate objects.

[A CA Guy]

The illegal drug user is NOT innocent either. They have a big problem telling the difference between right and wrong and are among the weak of minded since they couldn't stay away with all the anti-drug information out there which you yourself have pointed to earlier.

So what state in a year would you and ALL your family be in if you used illegal drugs? Would everything be normal or would addictions cause problems? In this example, you were innocent before you got addicted, right? How innocent are you as you need to sponge on the extended family around you and on the monies in the social kitty to help you in rehab? Money better spent to cure cancer or fight terrorism with!
Bad enough law enforcement has to use fund due to the weak minded. I can only immagine the giant social and economic cost surrounding illegal drug use.

We had economist articles about legalizing drugs on FR. They pointed out that addicts would greatly grow and their problems would cost society's piggy bank quite a bit to deal with.

Best solution? Be an adult with adult-like responsibility and DON'T EVER START TO USE ILLEGAL DRUGS.