Having had close contact with someone who is a junkie addicted to heroin it is a very tough subject to argue points on both sides. Ultimately I believe in the full legalization of drugs as we can't stop people from doing something they really want to do. It has never worked in the past and it is not going to work in the future either. I believe in punishment for what you do while on or trying to get the drugs like stealing, killing and any bodily harm you cause someone while under the influence. There are people out there who do what a lot of people would consider hard drugs and show up to work 5 days a week and don't hurt anyone. I know the opposition to legalization will say "but not everyone can handle it and we need to keep it away from our kids". But when you really look at that argument doesn't it sound and feel a lot like a gun grabber saying that you can't have this gun because others can't handle it. Ultimately it is only the choice of the individual as to what they want to input into their body not anyone else. I can say from experience that my father is a true winner and has almost killed himself 3-4 times now because he was messed up but no amount of legislation or war on drugs is going to stop him I can assure you of this.