[notfarnow]

Really tough.

I think marijuana is an easy one; legalize it and regulate it. It's a far more dangerous drug right now than it should be, with wide variations in THC levels and traces of other compounds. Regulation would make it much safer.

I'm not as comfortable with the idea of legalizing harder drugs though. I have a cousin who's addicted to heroin, and it has been slowly killing her for 7-8 years. Her husband was an addict too, and hung himself in the kitchen after shooting up. I don't know that gov't should be involved in that business. On the other hand, I once read that most heroin overdoses are the result of varying potency of the drug. Maybe legalization & regulation would make it safer.