Originally posted by Lord Lucien
Not officially no. But the unspoken, unintended implications are there, nonetheless.
No, there aren't. The implications are that "wars on drugs" cost money and lives and should therefore be avoided.
Drug education would be easier, too, as it could be illuminated in a more comprehensive light rather than "just say no" which obviously doesn't work at all.
No one is saying there should be unrestricted access and unrestricted usage. Much like tobacco and alcohol, perhaps consuming drugs in confined spaces or in public in general should be banned. Of course no one should be driving under the influence of drugs. Children should be restricted from getting them to a certain degree. And perhaps registration should be asked for, not unlike certain gun laws.
But on the whole you'd get better product, that can be actively tested, and people responsible for dangerous mixes can be held accountable, not unlike food is handled now.
Additionally prisons would be emptier and we'd have to spend less on law enforcement.
All in all, the thing is the way it is atm is shit. Would the same problems we have now be a bit worse if drugs would be legal maybe, probably not, there's no evidence to suggest it, if anything indications go in the opposite way, but even if, there is a multitude of benefits derived from it that it is well worth it.
And then there's the international consequences, it would easily weaken a lot of South American crime, and in turn help their economies.