I think there are many people on this forum who would support it, and I'm not going to disagree with them. I think the issue comes down to personal responsibility. The legalization and regulation of substances will inherit the problems of alcohol and smoking and maybe create whole new ones, but I think with education and a constant focus on alternatives to drug use that they could be tolerated or accepted. Maybe not in my lifetime but in some future society.

I abhor and pity those who need drugs to get by but don't confuse that for insensitivity to their plight and addiction. I'm incredibly jealous of those who use them to create great things. I'm somewhere inbetween on the fence. I drink and smoke and in my opinion not to excess, but I'd like to think I can go on and accomplish things that I can be proud of and things that will help others or influence them in a positive way without the use or having to resort to drugs.