No sympathy for Gunmen

[Slaninar]

Legalising drugs will not stop the crime of those that want money to buy them.
It will stop the crimes relating to those selling the drugs though. Plod wont need to chase the dealers, the dealer may even pay taxes on their sales and as the drug trade is legal, the dealers will have less reason to arm themselves apart from to protect themselves from junkies after a fix with no cash. Sort of sorts itself out if you look at it that way, as the junkies will kill themselves with the drugs or get shot trying to steal the (now) legal drugs and plod can just turn a blind eye.

Millions... billions of profit are made on drugs.
Legalizing them would make the price drop to 1/100 of the current price. You could grow poppy and produce high quality heroin in your own back yard, practically. 
Vast percentage of small crime that targets ordinary people in my country comes from addicts desperate for quick cash for a fix. One fix of heroin costs about half a whole day's wage now. If it were a lot cheaper, or growing your own were allowed, those desperate poor sods would probably be more productive than the Japanese! 


Many rich junkies live long with drug abuse. Like decades. Have jobs, kids. Lowering the price would allow most people to do so.


Giving people education and choices is the best way to fight addiction. Lots of propaganda is targeted at how  dangerous drugs are, while kids know they are nice, you get high. I'd make propaganda saying: yes, you will get high, it will be great. The price you pay is your  freedom of choice, you will loose it. Heroin - 99% you're hooked for life. It will feel great, but it will be the only thing you will ever want and seek and do until you die.


This video was interesting for me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao8L-0nSYzg