If it wasn't illegal than there wouldn't be crime involved with it......just saying......
And I don't think the argument is whether drugs are good for people or not, obviously they're not vitamins. But I don't think one really has the right to outlaw someone else from harming themselves, that is their own choice.
Outlawing drugs doesn't really stop people from doing them, except maybe a few. And for some it is only another reason to do them.
I think that the thing we should want to avoid is addiction, not use- but anyone who knows about addiction knows that the cause of it is not to enjoy the drug, but instead it is caused by some other unresolved issue that the person is trying to cover up.
Obviously chemical dependencies form, but those can be taken care of medically and the person can stop drug use by abstaining, but then they just end up relapsing because the original cause for the addiction was not taken care of.
It's often true that it's not the drug that kills the addict, it's the lifestyle. That lifestyle is created not because of use, but because of addiction
I'm not really a drug user, never really have been. But the smartest person I know uses lots of drugs and has for years- and he is also the most healthy and physically fit person I know, and he's very successful, and a stand-up citizen. He's just an example of how our mental image about drug users can be a stereotype- yes, many drug-users are dumb, many are criminals, but not all of them are.
SO yeah.....
I don't really know if I agree or disagree with anyone. Just talkin'.