>Well, as I've stated, from everything I've ever observed about recreational drug usage (both from personal use and observations of others) I have never seen any good come from it.

In addition to the short term euphoria, you've never thought in a new way as the result of being on some type of phsycedlic? You don't think you're wiser for using drugs before you can make a statement like that?

In any case, most people with your point of view are probably assuming that most of the drug population is using things like Cocaine, Herion and LSD. Actually, the newer generations of drug users are trying things like MDMA which has longer highs, easier comedowns, less side effects, and virtually no physical addictions. I think these designer drugs are a taste of whats to come, with better highs and safer users. This is the kindof mindset I think we need when we make descions about legalization. If we do legalize the chemicals, we should also fund research to make these drugs as good and safe as possible. Most people think we will just pass a bil and let the users run to the drugs stores, but alot more will happen than that.