Making it illegal also causes collateral damage. Drug gangs, taxpayer money spent on jails and enforcement, deaths due to fentanyl lacing, spread of disease due

Making it illegal also causes collateral damage. Drug gangs, taxpayer money spent on jails and enforcement, deaths due to fentanyl lacing, spread of disease due to needle sharing, foregone taxation revenue, incentive for petty theft, adoption of worse but cheaper substitutes (crack cocaine, krokodil).