[UnderseaLcpl]

@Arclight and AVGWarhawk-

You are both very correct in assuming that allowing the use of hard drugs would cause the self-destruction of many people. Arclight is correct in saying that it could be considered morally wrong.

However, where you might say, "Why should we let them?" I say "Who are we to say they cannot?".
I can't speak for the Dutch in my argument, or any nation other than the U.S. but this nation was founded upon the principle of liberty more than any other. Having the freedom to succeed includes having the freedom to fail. No one is at fault for someone else's decisions. The ultimate responsibility must lie with oneself.
I've already stated my argument that drug users continue their behaviors in spite of the state's efforts, and that those efforts drag the rest of us down further, but I will say again that in our efforts do what is morally right, we are doing more harm than good.

Drug education is a good thing, and I do support it, but only at the lower levels of the political spectrum. Educating people to make informed choices is a good idea, but the state has repeatedly demonstrated its' inability to effectively employ such a program. I would support voter-approved state subsidies for successful non-profit anti-drug programs, but that's about it.

When it comes down to it, the fact of the matter is that one cannot, and should not, force their own views down the throats of others, whether for good or ill. At some point, we must all assume responsibility for our own lives. As long as drug users are being informed of the consequences of their decisions, and are deterred from violating the rights of others, there is no reason to be overly concerned about the effects of drug use.

One final argument I will elaborate on is that private industry, in its' many forms, is a more effective form of regulation against drug use than anything the state can conjure.
Whereas the state says, you must abstain from substance abuse or we will jail you(or rehabilitate you, or whatever), at the expense of others, private industry says, you must abstain from substance abuse if you want to work here. Therein lies the key, and the key is incentive.
People who choose to abstain from drug use in order to be gainfully employed are the ones we should be saving. People who refuse to do so are the ones who will cause problems no matter what.
And best of all, it doesn't cost us a single penny of money that consumers do not choose to spend, unlike taxes. Private industry foots the bill and does it efficiently in order to remain competitive, and everyone wins.
As such, I think there ultimately more moral correctness in the legalization of drugs, because everybody wins except those who choose to lose.