Like most libertarians, I favor drug legalization for the simple reason that people should have control over their own bodies, even if they’re doing something stupid.
But I’ve never claimed legalization is a zero-cost policy. Instead, as I wrote in 2018, “I think the social harm of prohibition is greater than the social harm of legalization.”
These two flowcharts both make the same point about why the War on Drugs is foolish.
Apparently, voters and politicians are beginning to get the message. More and more states have moved in the direction of legalization.
Have the results been positive?
In an article for National Review, Aron Ravin has a very critical assessment of legalization.
…the old-fashioned, party-pooper folk with whom I find myself sympathizing tend to fall back on one point: Weed is unhealthy. Since 2002, the proportion of Americans twelve and older who reported having used marijuana in…
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Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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