Yeah I think overall harm minimisation would have to take into account negative externalities. Even if you decriminalised meth, for example, and removed the ne

Yeah I think overall harm minimisation would have to take into account negative externalities. Even if you decriminalised meth, for example, and removed the need for property crime to get it, it could still cause a lot of bad effects for people proximate to the users. People stay awake for days, become irrational and violent. Prolonged use can trigger psychotic episodes. There needs to be a balance between taking into account the safety and freedom of users and the safety and freedom of wider society.