I don't do hard drugs and I still think decriminalizing drugs might be helpful, because I think people often do drugs because they're feeling pain and shame, and I don't think punishing them for doing drugs alleviates the pain and shame.
Now, if you want to criminalize drugs but focus on rehabilitation rather than punishment, I'd probably be more aligned with it.
Thats just really not true. Many of the most vocal advocates for decriminalization of drugs are people who have managed to get clean. There are also many people who have lost loved ones who have seen the statistics from more successful programs like Portugal's and want to save other people from the fate that befell their loved ones.
