Legalize Recreational Substances

I gotcha.

Personally I'm far on the other side of the fence. I'm not in favor of treating people who have no self control. Nor am I in favor of coddling drug dealers and making their "choice of employment" accepted.
I don't like my tax dollars wasted on either party when I chose to work very hard for a living and take a pretty straight path.

Call me crazy but harsh drugs whether you are buying or selling and you get put to sleep permanently. World is littered with too much trash and excuse makers on why they had to turn to drugs. Mainly lazy bums who offer nothing, don't contribute their fair share to society.
And sellers likewise, stop being a lazy piece of crap and contribute something to the world that's useful and not peddling dope.

Doing away with both kinds of people costs me nor you anything out of pocket. I'm sorry but I have ZERO COMPASSION for people who can't pull their pants up.....lift their chin up......and be a man and go about life correctly and contribute.

So just let people with mental illness and/or addiction problems kill themselves or otherwise die. And to hell with people who never get the economic opportunities you did (which of course you made for yourself because opportunity has nothing to do with society, the nation or the environment you're born into).

And as for the rest of us, you don't believe should we have the choice to ingest anything you don't approve of or that isn't "legal".

It must be peachy keen to be so perfect, fortunate, and sanctimonious. Anyone lesser or different than you is not worthwhile. All those people fleeing violence and hunger are to blame for their problems and don't deserve a hand. And I bet you don't mind if they go off and get killed in a war fighting for your freedom either.

Enjoy your whiskey, the sugar in your coffee, and your doctor-prescribed "medications".

"Correctly and contribute" - That's what you believe you're doing, right? A regular super hero!

Enjoy your vacation among us lowly imperfect pieces of crap. And in contrast to your feelings, most of us don't mind that our tax pesos and dollars help make your life and the lives of others better, especially when you need a helping hand (or just a good road to drive on).

"Doing away with both kinds of people" would leave the more compassionate among us feeling morally bereft and irresponsible.