Can you explain more how competition, availability, and legality will stop the more addiction-prone (low-income, chronic pain among other health problem) parts of society in America from doing drugs and becoming addicted?  If I read your argument correctly, it&#x27;s that the pharma firms will not market it as much and not profit as much. In my mind that&#x27;s not enough reasoning that people who simply have a bad situation won&#x27;t reach out (to their doctor, guy next door with a prescription) and find the drug<p>I see the experimental results in other countries that have taken steps forward on legalizing various drugs, but they also have a much better social welfare, schooling, and support system.<p>I just don&#x27;t see the connection between making a drug more available, making more versions of it, deregulating it and having <i>less</i> people taking it. Without your further explanation, that is.