Either I misunderstood you or you misunderstood me, my points were: 1) By making something illegal, it makes it more attractive to people looking to rebel beca

Either I misunderstood you or you misunderstood me, my points were: 1) By making something illegal, it makes it more attractive to people looking to rebel because it makes it an "edgy" forbidden fruit. For example, teenagers are stereotypically rebellious and making a drug illegal may encourage drug use instead of discouraging it. 2) The people that wouldn't use drugs due to them being illegal likely wouldn't have issues with drug abuse even if they were legal, though they may occasionally use them.