“They’ll rob, steal, and kill to finance their addiction.”
They rob, steal and kill a WHOLE lot more when you inflate the drug prices through prohibition. How many people rob, steal and kill to finance their cigarette habit, which is just as addictive? Even in municipalities that tax it 900%?
Invalid analogy. Tobacco users are productive members of society. Heroin addicts are not. The effects of nicotine are not the same as the effects of heroin. Also, you would be hard pressed to find people who think nicotine withdrawal is as severe as heroin withdrawal.