Absolutely correct about the psychological vs. physiological addiction of cocaine. Does that make it any less addictive though? Yeah it doesnt have nasty physical withdrawl when you stop a la heroin, but the urge to do it is just as great.

Also "The whole concept of regulation based on 'potential harm' is a farce.".....there are too many things to list that are regulated based on potential for harm, from little things such as speeding (greater potential for accidents if you speed), to the regulation of Hazardous chemicals (potential for pollution if not used correctly etc) to Drunk driving ( most drunk drivers that are arrested havnt crashed but its their high potential for accidents that leads us to regulate the activity of drunken driving.) Simillarly drugs are regulated for their potential for abuse, their physical harms, and their contribution to crime.

Do you guys think people should be able to buy any prescription drug they want? at least those have theraputic value. (yes i am aware cocaine and heroin derivatives were/are used in theraputic settings)

Has anyone considered the potential litigation drug companies would face if hard drugs were legalized and sold by them. If a drug dealer sells to someone and that person OD's he or she can be held liable in america. Even with legal products sellers of abnormally dangerous products are held strictly liable for the harms they cause. ( policy being those who profit from dangerous things should bear the cost of their harms....which makes sense) The potential for lawsuits against drug companies if these drugs were to be legalized is staggering...family members of anyone who died while taking them could sue and recover. this would (probably, if it follows the trend of other industries) raise the price of the drugs to cover the cost of litigation thus opening back up the possibilty of a black market where the drugs could be obtained on the cheap. I guess just more random crap to think about. Those who think certain drugs should be kept illegal are no more sheep than those who blindly jump on the legalization bandwagon cause their favorite band, or friend thinks its a good idea. Think for yourself.