Originally Posted by gem

Since we're going to have addicts whether the drug is legally available or not I would propose legalizing it and making it reasonably and affordably available through a pharmacist. That would at least alleviate the problems of the associated crimes commited by addicts and those looking for quick sources of astronomical sums of cash, and probably result in a reduction of overdose deaths as well.
And it would rip the financial underpinnings of organizations like Al Qeada, the Taliban and the world-wide drug cartels right out from underneath them.

Seems to me legalizing the stuff would kill a multitude of birds with one stone, if you'll excuse the pun.

Gem