The current tactics are not helping the problem. In fact, it lumps in weed with the dangerous stuff, tells ridiculous and obvious lies about marijuana that makes the kids not listen when methedrine or PCP is brought up.
Illegality and enhanced penalties have not worked. I think some factual education (not propaganda) would make legalization a more realistic approach. When you could buy it for ten cents a gram, snorting cocaine would have a lot less snob appeal. Especially if you knew what excessive-one-time or continued use could do to you. It would become a grubby little vice with little to be said for it.
Also a park is a public place ---- I can't just go set up a hot-dog stand in the park, why should drug dealers be allowed to turn parks into drug stores?
I'm not saying they should. Besides, were it sold legally the "independents" would likely dry up. You don't see kids hawking beers in the park. No profit in it.
We have adequate laws and punishments to cover most every situation you discussed. Rape is illegal and should be. If somebody goes crazy ala PCP there are numerous laws to cover it - assault, reckless endangerment, etc. People stealing should be arrested for robbery, burglary or whatever other crime they commit.
The government's current approach is flat stupid, and worse, dishonest. "Narco-terrorism" is a cheap attempt to cash in on people's hate and contempt for political terrorists. The thugs they're discussing aren't trying to make political statements, they're trying to make a buck. They might as well call Al Capone an "alco-terrorist".
Al Capone cried the day they repealed Prohibition. He also began to immediately move into narcotics - because it was still illegal !
Again, before they go to work on vices (WOsD) I want every burglar, robber, con-man, rapist and murderer caught and punished.
But don't you think both sides do that somewhat? I always hear the example of the sweet young pothead who isn't very hooked or at all violent be used as the justification of why each and every hard illegal drug should be legalized. I think it's also fair to say that while pot use might not have much effect on a person or our society that it's certainly not true of drugs like PCP or methamphetime or crack. Also many of those burglars you want locked up aren't committing their crimes except for wanting money for their drugs.
But the date rape drugs make the rape appear or even be consensual --- no bruises, no signs of resistance. If they are made legal, finding them in the rapist's possession wouldn't mean anything. Adding them to an alcoholic drink wouldn't be anymore illegal than the alcohol itself being put in.