I definitely understand how some of these drugs can be pretty addictive. I'm not one to shy away from, nor try to hide the fact that I've done a fair amount of drugs, at least more than the average person. Out of all of them, Meth is probably the only one I actually regret doing, I probably took it daily for a month and a half before learning firsthand exactly how addictive it is, and got out because I 100% knew what would happen if I continued down that path. I'm no longer bothered by it, but for the first 2 weeks after quitting I definitely wanted it, bad, and it definitely wasn't easy stopping. However, it was a choice, deciding to try it in the first place, continuing to do it daily after I tried it, and stopping was a choice as well. A personal choice, one I made, not one that I needed the government, or someone else outside of me, to make for me.

Psychedelics I feel are a net positive, I've done shrooms/lsd/dmt and probably at least 10x other lesser known psychedelics, and it's always been a positive/beneficial experience. It wasn't always fun, but I feel like I'm consistently a better person each and every time I do a psychedelic, but then again I tend to use them for self reflection/discovery, rather than some who will take them to party. That being said, whether you use one to analyze yourself and break yourself out of negative thought patterns, vs take a tab of lsd to party, is up to the individual taking it (a personal choice). They're like tools, can be used for improvement, or misused can cause harm. We're free individuals and it's up to the individual whether they are going to use the tools accessible to them appropriately, or misuse them. We all should have access to cars as they can be a useful tool, even though cars when misused can cause great injury to oneself and others.

I am definitely pro Cannabis legalization as well, however, Cannabis is just as much a drug as any other. It definitely is not as addictive as Meth, but it's definitely still addictive. You can argue that Meth is one of the most addictive, but I don't touch it anymore, yet I still have a joint almost daily. I contemplate not smoking, and I think about while puffing a joint. I'm sure if I wanted to stop I could, but it's not harmful, nor addictive like other drugs, so why would I, right? We minimize it and tell ourselves what we need to hear, so we can keep using the drugs we like without feeling bad about it. Even caffeine is a a drug. I tried to quit it once and had an awful week, I was tired, had headaches, felt like crap, and was very unproductive. It was almost as difficult as quitting the Meth! You would probably call me crazy saying that, but it's the truth! It wasn't that caffeine is anywhere near as physically/mentally addictive (it isn't), but it's so normalized and it's in everything. You start your day with your coffee, maybe have a soda at dinner, maybe drink tea throughout the day, etc. It just happens and most don't even think about it. I'm drinking a coffee even as I write this.

I just feel that attempting to restrict people from doing drugs will never work, the only way forward is actually educating people on their effects, benefits vs risks, and attempt to treat the "desire" to do drugs rather than the actual act of doing drugs itself. Back when I was in school we were told that all drugs are bad, and was told that Weed was just as bad as Meth! If we were properly educated on exactly how each drug works and what it does, perhaps I wouldn't have decided to do it.

Sorry, this was long, it's just something I feel fairly strongly about. I do understand where you're coming from and I'm not saying you're wrong, this is just how I feel about it