Here are some thoughts to ponder: The ones who have the ears of the ones who make policies are not really connected socially, economically, or philosophically to those that the policies affect. Seeing a bunch of crazy homeless people on the streets and hearing stories of users trying to eat other people alive will drive fear mongering. Some of these synthetics do some really whacked out stuff to people who normally can keep their psychoses and "unhingedness" in check. That is I think the main point of trying to keep the spice thing in check. Not the targeting of homeless. Spice has not been around long enough to know what the long term psychological or neurological effects are, let's hope that it is gone before then. Legalize pot and spice will go down way more. Fighting heroin will take more resources. Keep an eye on supply and demand. If you know some one on heroin, knowing when supply is picking up might save them from the overdose. Look into why I said that before you comment.