Even the mention of the idea of legalizing drugs starts many people frothing at the mouth,

quick to scream and shout about the dangers of drugs. But these are the very people that should be interested in some arguments for legalization. I am not going to dispute that drugs have a harmful affect on many people's lives - they do. I would however submit for debate the opinion that our drugs laws (UK)in fact exacerbate the problem, by obscuring its true depth, arbitrarily classing drugs with scant...