As to the dealer, There must be a financial and loss of freedoms cost. We cannot have them selling to our kids.
A few arguments to consider:Why not relegalization? Criminalization hasn't solved the problem. Arguably it can't. Arguably, the criminalization of drug usage and drug distribution (certain types) has led to the erosion of privacy, the expansion of government at all levels, and the amount of money spent by all levels of government, requiring higher taxes. How is supporting the erosion of rights, the expansion of government, and higher taxes a valid conservative stance? Every conservative bone in my body tells me we should be jealously safeguarding all of our rights (I know privacy isn't an enumerated one, but it's in there nonetheless), reducing the size of government at all levels, and reducing taxes.
I understand your points on the issue.
I am just not convinced that society as a whole would not be damaged even further by legalization.
other countries experiments with this have not seemed to work well. Although, this country is not like them in many ways.
Maybe or maybe not seems to be the results and I cannot say which is correct.