[bko]

The funny thing is that, in my experience, even if you ask active drug users if drugs should be legalized (apart from marijuana), they often say no. People tend to sympathize on the personal level but society makes things so unpersonalized. For instance, if I was at a party and saw someone using cocaine or some other drug in a peaceful manner, I wouldn't call the police or be happy if he was arrested. When I point out the irony that the person is committing a crime that he believes should be a crime, he usually says, oh that person is doing it responsibly, its those other people. It's always "those other" people. Whether you're stocking up on antibiotic or saving prescription strength pain killers for future use, that's fine, even discussed openly in the workplace. But "those other" people can't be trusted with doing so.