Quote Originally Posted by jirisys View Post
Yet again, you disregarded my argument.

~Jirisys ()
About prohibition?

OK.... people continued to drink because it was socially acceptable, Ajax has already shown us that in societies where drugs are less socially acceptable there is less drug use. Prohibition was not in place long enough to see whether or not it was effective at changing public perception. Legalising hard drugs would inevitably reduce stigma further, so it would be bad if you want to reduce drug use.

So the problem is that drugs have become more socially acceptable while the law has remained the same.

So, you could repeal the prohibition of drugs, work to increase the stigma associated with them, or treat each drug on a case-by-case basis.

Personally, I am broadly in favour of prohibition and very much in favour of anything that increases the social stigma of subjecting yourself to toxic substances that cause permenant physiological damage.