Your prejudice against drug use and users is unfounded and ill-informed. Addiction and the negative consequences of drug use are almost entirely driven by soci

Your prejudice against drug use and users is unfounded and ill-informed. Addiction and the negative consequences of drug use are almost entirely driven by social and psychological isolation. Overdoses and tainted products are caused by ignorance and black market commerce. Cartels and gang violence and police corruption are all enabled by maintaining the farce of harsh anti-drug policies. Legalization and requiring drug use safety education as a prerequisite for drug licensing can inform people about how to use responsibly. Limit purchase amounts to responsible doses. Educate everyone. Stop jailing, fining, and ostracizing drug users. We've tried 60+ years of the war on drugs and "just say no" and self righteous people with opinions about fried eggs and "this is your brain on drugs." Your way failed and is responsible for the carnage and human wreck left in the wake of drug abuse. The number of black men stuck in the cycle of prison and broken families is an atrocity. Our society is fractured and fragile, politically and ideologically polarized, and technologically primed to isolate people in ways we are ill-equipped to handle. These social pressures will lead vulnerable people to self medicate, and ignorance can be lethal. Seems to me that the sober, anti-drug, just say no folks are the ones inflicting tragedy on society and denying reality far more vehemently than the most paranoid addict. It's time to legalize everything, require education and per-substance licensing, and to treat drug abuse as a health issue, to be dealt with by individuals and their doctors. To do otherwise is to support the current status quo of sacrificing the vulnerable to a false sense of righteousness. It's not working. Change course.