One of them is that the government could bust every illegal drug buyer as contributing to a terrorist organization, the same as if they have to the Islamic Red Cross. Could drag every illicit drug user off to Guantanamo, or imprison them 'incognito' for as long as they wanted. But it doesn't do so, thereby ensuring a continuing problem. The "War on Drugs" isn't working and has had plenty of time - therefore what it wants is no results as that is what is happening.

Given that the government doesn't give a damn it may as well legalize them. A significantly larger part of the population will become incapacitated, wind up on welfare and be health problems but maybe all the money made from selling legal drugs will cover the cost. The way that cigarette taxes paid for lung cancer.

Easier access to more drugs will be devastating, but I don't think that many people or the government cares. The people won't care until it hits them or their families. Look how many families and friends are affected by alcohol, and it's regarded as a model drug, legal and everything. The government has no interest in the welfare of anything but itself.

The sad thing is that the purchasers and users of illicit drugs find it necessary to mess up their minds. That's pathetic, no matter how it's justified. A brain is a terrible thing to screw up. I've found it's easier to learn how to live than it is to run. But I'm no role model.