What was the states response to the soldiers that had become addicted to morphine? They made it harder to obtain a product that was very effective at relieving their pain. One that they could walk into any drugstore and for a pittance purchase a pain reliever. Did some abuse it? Of course they did. Are people abusing alcohol? Of course they still are.
Want to save the world? Do it yourself, don’t use the state power of force. Government is force at the point of a gun. Develop another pain reliever that is not addictive that is superior in effectiveness than the substance that is addictive.
“Want to save the world? Do it yourself, don’t use the state power of force. Government is force at the point of a gun. Develop another pain reliever that is not addictive that is superior in effectiveness than the substance that is addictive.”
Since I never mentioned what my own views are regrading drug prohibition it’s curious to see you assume that you know what they are. Smoking too much, maybe?