>>For all my conservative rantings, I agree that the "war on drugs" is totally misguided.
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>Seems to me that having the choice to use drugs (besides alcohol and nicotine) is a liberty someone on the right-hand of the spectrum would be in favor of.
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>>Meth - that stuff's just plain evil, but having to sign for a box of Psuedafed in the drug store is pretty silly. I don't know what the right answer for those types of drugs are, but the "war on drugs" is definitely not working; it's time we looked at alternatives.
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>I think the only answer for those types of drugs is to have cocaine and herion readily and cheaply available.

IIRC you're suggesting the government supply them. You're forgetting about lawyers - if someone is injured or dies using gov't-supplied narcotics the gov't would be liable.