Global leaders call for a major shift to decriminalize drugs

I'm not a drug user, but this makes me happy from a sociological perspective. The decriminalization of drugs is going to rape the "gansta" thug culture. Crime in the inner-cities will go down drastsically, most crime is CAUSED by drugs being illegal (creating a black market). I'm a strong believer that drug addicts should be treated, not thrown into prison...which only exasperates their rebellious nature. Doing meth, heroin, cocaine, etc. are dangerous as hell, but so is jumping over a bunch of cars on a motorcycle. That isn't to compare the two, but both are dangerous, and both being illegal or not, would still occur. If being a daredevil was made illegal, it would become the forbidden fruit for the rebellious, and more would probably engage in that behavior. The same is said for why many teenagers drink alcohol, i.e. alcohol is the forbidden fruit for them. Decriminalizing drugs will remove the problem of drug dealers and the forbidden fruit aspect of drug-use. With drug dealers out of the picture, you wont have some asshole pushing drugs onto kids. Another benefit to the decriminalization of drugs is that a drug-users will be more likely to seek after help, without worrying about the consequences of doing so. Just my two cents :)

Dangerous drug-use is a medical and sociological problem, not a criminal problem.