[Margaret Pilkington]

the only people who want to legalise illegal drugs are the users of these illegal drugs.

There is very little validity in legalising them...unless they were given to those used them free of charge. If they are to be legalised and sold, then there is the possibility that they would attract some sort of taxation......as with tobacco......this would still lead to a black market (people will do anything to avoid taxation).

I do know that cannabis has led on to the use of hard drugs(this is from my experience in the NHS). I would think that few people will go on to use alcohol to get a better high......but the reverse might be said......alcohol users may go on to try cannabis...then cocaine or heroin.
People are arrogant enough to believe that they will not become addicted to these substances.......it is just sad to see how wrong they can be, and see the lives shattered by this erroneous belief.