Decriminalise possession and make it mandatory to attend rehab groups, distribution should remain illegal, certain ones *could* be used through official channels, such as hospitals allowing addicts to use safely as a part of the rehabilitation process.
A smack head in a locked ward using clean needles is less of a threat to society than some tweaker using bathsalts and going full blown zombie.
As for things like cannabis, it's at the point where people who want to use it will just wipe their arse with the law. Imprisoning everyone who does is futile, fining them is a bureaucratic nightmare and a waste of police time. I loathe the stuff and I hate people using it, but the logical reasons for keeping it restricted when things like Alcohol and Tobacco are not is... dumd.
I'd love to see all forms of recreational drug usage removed from existence but ah well, we can all dream. If you need drugs to feel good, you should re-evaluate your life.
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The problem here is the idea of punishing, and forcing help on those who don't need it. A responsible user, who uses occasionally, isn't addicted, and doesn't need the drug to be happy shouldn't have to go through a rehab program they don't need. Just because somebody chooses to occasionally enjoy themselves in a manner you don't care for doesn't mean they need help or have a problem. So long as they aren't addicted, harming any one, and are keeping to themselves then I think people should have the freedom to use what substances they like recreationally. Now the addicts, and crazy bath salts twitchers.... I agree with you on that they need help getting clean and becoming contributing members of society again, rather than getting locked up in American super prisons.