[MrLeRoy]

"I didn't say crack use would disappear (the War On Some Drugs let that genie out of the bottle)---but it would most likely be less than it is today."

That's your gut feeling

False; I have offered facts and logic in support of that position.

"Responsibility" means not violating the rights of others; it does not mean "exercising your rights only in the ways Rocksalt approves of." Drug use does not violate the rights of others."

No drug use does not violate the rights of others,in theory,but behaviors related to drug use are oftentimes known to.

Ditto for alcohol; should we ban that drug? Suppose we found that shooters of abortionists often had been reading anti-abortion literature prior to their crimes; would that be a good reason to ban anti-abortion literature?

[Rocksalt]

Crack use will never dissapear,as long as cocaine and baking soda exist.Making cocaine more commonly readily available would make it easier to make the finished product.How could it not?Do you think crackheads will suddenly say they prefer a product that takes longer to affect them and is not as powerful ounce for ounce just because one or the other is suddenly legal?

"No drug use does not violate the rights of others,in theory,but behaviors related to drug use are oftentimes known to.

Ditto for alcohol; should we ban that drug? Suppose we found that shooters of abortionists often had been reading anti-abortion literature prior to their crimes; would that be a good reason to ban anti-abortion literature?"

Throughout our discussion on this issue,we have examined the relative dangers of legal and illicit substances.I have stated that I feel narcotic drugs are a lot more dangerous than alcohol in general.I still feel my points about narcotics having a propensity to hook people into addiction cycles much quicker than alcohol is an argument that has merit in ascessing the situation and examining the subject of possible narcotics legalization.No I don't feel it is the job of goverment to protect people from dangerous things.But I do feel it would be wise to make every effort to keep narcotics out of the hands of children.And I think these substances would reach the hands of children much more easily if they were more readily available in our society.That would seem a responsible thing to do.Neither you nor I have the right to place children in danger,and I will say again that I think behaviors linked to drug use do violate the rights of others oftentimes.Comparing alcohol and narcotics is like comparing candle wax to rocket fuel.Or at least diesel to rocket fuel.Both are dangerous,but rocket fuel is much more volatile.