[panglott]

Marijuana should definitely be legal, but I'm conflicted about opiates and cocaine. We can certainly establish a rational basis for banning them based on addictive potential, dependence, &c., if we put alcohol as the worst drug we're willing to tolerate within the law. OTOH, the basis for drug policy, I think, should be harm reduction.

The prospect of heroin corporations selling advertising dirt-cheap heroin on TV is not something I would welcome.

[eric_h]

Cigarettes are legal, but you can't advertise them on TV (in the US), I see no reason why we couldn't treat heroin the same way.