Lets take this the one logical and proven step forward... Drugs have been, are and always will be a part of practically every culture that the planet earth has ever seen.
The fact is that if legalized, drugs are no longer going to be coming from illegal druglords, at least not directly. I know that we have all heard of the medical marijuana trend growing right here in the US of A, these pounds, and ounces, and buds of weed are not being shipped in from Mexico at least not for the most part, they are grown here in the states. They are grown from a network of, albeit horribly, regulated growers. I am of the opinion that if the powers that be in the US government throw their weight around, as they so often do, after they legalize weed then alot of the market for the Mexican weed dries up and, UNT90, people can go about smoking their pot and not worry about what they are doing to fund those who kill murder and pillage down in Mexico in the name of the marijuana trade.
Besides, think of who would be the obvious producers of such a drug if it were made legal, perhaps the cigarette companies? With as much scrutiny as these guys are under on a normal basis do you think that they would illegally import product? I would say with a fair amount of certainty no...
The answer here that addresses many sides of the issue is this. Legalize marijuana and regulate it and tax the holy heck out of it. We will make more jobs for farmers thanks to the versatility of hemp, we will open up a gigantic new tax source, we can help to stimy(sp) the illegal drug market in Mexico that is spilling violence into our country and we get to regulate the potency, quality and therefor the risks of the product. Not theperfect answer,but an answer just the same. Hoping that all of the drug addicts in the country wake up and realize that they are suporting violence and evil is just about as naive as believing that the tooth fairy will bring you a new car when you are 45 years old.