If we consider per capita drug related-offense, most East Asian countries are doing way better than USA. If you match it against Holland then it will appear Hol

If we consider per capita drug related-offense, most East Asian countries are doing way better than USA. If you match it against Holland then it will appear Holland's policy is great. If you match it against ALL crime rates, then EU countries are very dangerous. East Asian countries typically set their policies wholistically (SG isn't part of East Asia, but demographically majority do traced back there). So a death sentence on drug-offense will only get captured in Western drug-related statistics. Things like a less broken home due to no drug trafficking parents which kids grow up to be a law abiding citizen will never appear in Western analytics. OP should do a comparison between Philipines and Singapore. They have different drug policies in the same region. Harsh policy do work. It is harsh and it is not 100% effective. Lax and humane policy do work too and it is also not 100%. Nothing works 100%. Even my Tesla can break down despite the marvel of engineering with absolute determinism of physic laws in action. So the issue really boils down to how effective IN COMPARISONS and how acceptable to local communities enforcing those policies.