One where they make their own choices and deal with the consequences.
The fundamental, original reason there IS a "War on Drugs" is that EVERYONE ELSE deals with the consequences. IF you have not recognized that you have never lived where hard drugs are rampant.
This article is total simplistic generalizing garbage. Some drugs ARE legal, e.g. caffeine, codeine, barbiturates, some drugs are not, e.g. many opiates, some only with a physicians prescription.
It is a complicated issue. And to any honest reader this article is just an oversimplified, self rationalization. Yes, marijuana, MAY be improperly targeted in the US, but the Netherlands which in the past had generally taken the permissive approach now has reversed itself.
"Drugs" ARE a social problem. There is NO way "legalizing" some of them (whichever ones this article unilaterally declares as appropriate) is going to reduce government or social financial commitment, any more than "legalizing" alcohol and tobacco has eliminated the ATF or FDA.
If this article wanted to be legitimate it would be very specific about which specific "drugs" it wanted regulations to be altered, and how.
It is this kind of simplistic, self aggrandizing garbage that makes Free Republic a target.
Drugs weren’t much of a problem until the government began its crusade against them. When you use the word ‘simplistic’ you need to stand in front of a mirror.