Lowering the price will simply increase consumption (supply and demand). I don't see how making addictive poison cheaper is in any way positive for anyone least

Lowering the price will simply increase consumption (supply and demand). I don't see how making addictive poison cheaper is in any way positive for anyone least of all the users - most of whom will be addicts, not casual users. FYI - people steal for dope not because it's insanely expensive, they steal because their lives are ruined and that's their recourse. It's really nary impossible to make the case that we should be make super cheap opiates widely available. There is a reason (actually many) that it's essentially illegal everywhere on the planet wherein there is any form of governance. The odd thing about the 'drugs debate' is how many very intelligent people have trouble with seeing the societal implications. To me the very debate itself is a fascinating social phenom, and I wonder what drives people to make odd arguments.