I agree entirely with your first point. Sadly though, the free healthcare bit works against a sensible legalization path. The pearl clutching puritans have a l

I agree entirely with your first point. Sadly though, the free healthcare bit works against a sensible legalization path. The pearl clutching puritans have a legitimate gripe with drug use if they, the taxpayers, are forced to fund the fallout of drug abuse. Turning a personal, though be it poor, decision to use hard drugs from a personal issue into a public one.