ok i am going to just be honest. I am a huge cannabis user. I am in my past other drug user. I WISH that we had not just a culture of genuine anti drug sentiment, but that i grew up in a place that did not give me direct access as a 13 year old.

I understand where you are coming from, but the main way that drugs should be fought is thru meaningful life and work, which is what china is doing now.

every solution has a major downside to it.

drug prohibition doesn’t work unless you’re willing to go total scorched earth against both dealers and addicts. That’s actually how China dealt with their original opium problem.

That's... not a great solution.