Personally, I'm of the opinion that in a free country the government shouldn't be allowed to pass laws about what I can and can not put in my own body.
The only really decent complaint that people have about drugs is that they cause other societal problems (property crime being the big one). These problems are far more a result of the drugs being illegal in the first place than anything to do with the drugs themselves.
Legalize everything, then make the really hard stuff unappealing. For example, if someone wants to do heroin or meth, they can only do it in a small cubicle in the centre from which they have to purchase it.
Also, CC, your idea of drug testing people on UI is impractical, pointless, prohibitively expensive, and an invasion of personal privacy. I would vote against it and any politician who proposed it.
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