People might think I am crazy, but I truly believe that full legalization is the only approach that makes any sense.

We learned in the 20s that Prohibition does more harm than good.  The inroads organized crime made in those days are still having an effect today.

Why should the profits from the drug trade go to gangsters?  Wouldn't it be better that they are funnelled into treatment programs?  And why should drug abusers have to resort to petty crime and risk HIV, Hep C, or overdose with every fix?

The drug crisis is a health crisis, not a legal one.  Let's treat it as a medical calamity, stop lining the pockets of organized crime, and make an inherently dangerous activity as safe as it can be.