They tried that in the prohibition with alcohol, and again with the war on drugs. The problem is that you just end up killing or making sick the end of the sup

They tried that in the prohibition with alcohol, and again with the war on drugs. The problem is that you just end up killing or making sick the end of the supply chain, the end user. Disregarding the moral issues of poisoning people, it costs a lot of money, because then you have to treat these sick people. Secondly, the worst criminals (assuming that using drugs or alcohol is a crime), the suppliers and dealers, don't actually get affected by this. People will try and get their fix regardless. People are buying fentanyl and killing themselves wholesale, and the people dealing it out don't give a fuck that they're killing their customers.