Ecuador in fact went the other. They did try and decriminalise small amounts for personal use. But then there was an explosion in "micro traffikers". So rather

Ecuador in fact went the other. They did try and decriminalise small amounts for personal use. But then there was an explosion in "micro traffikers". So rather than a traffiker dealer moving 100grams, they would now go in a group of 10, each carrying 10 grams and not have a problem (the numbers of not accurate, but you get the idea). So the government went the other way and say anyway found with tiny amounts would be classed as a traffickers. Results, drugs are still everywhere, same price, same quality. More arrests, more people in prison though. Just legalise them all already and solve the problem. Everyone who wants drugs can get them. No one who hasn't used them yet, is going to think "oh, I will start smoking crack for breakfast". Regulate, register and control their distribution and remove the main source of funding from the blackmarket