The statistics make interesting reading; the latest figures show 2955 drug deaths in 2013, 8367 alcohol deaths (2012 is latest available) and 107000 deaths from smoking.
Even if, after legalisation, drug deaths soared tenfold smoking would still massively eclipse it.
Personally I know which...
They cannot choose which laws to apply; if a police officer finds someone in possession of something illegal then he/she is duty bound to act.
As for legalising cannabis (and indeed all other drugs), I'm not sure what I think but I know that the "war on drugs" is unwinnable. It was banned in...