> reduces levels of illness, reduces domestic and street violence, increases health, increases safety of women and children in the home, increases family stabil

> reduces levels of illness, reduces domestic and street violence, increases health, increases safety of women and children in the home, increases family stability, increases productivity. These are bald assertions, and particularly suspect in light of deaths caused by contaminants and by unknown doses. Even the claim of reduced use is suspect. Increased but safer use of some substances, without criminal consequences, could easily be a net gain in all of the categories you mention. Particularly if some folks prone to violent assholery chose things other than booze…