Wow, what an informative, well-written post; thanks for sharing your ideas here. You've made a very persuasive argument and I agree with everything you've written here. I hope that the spreading legalization of marijuana in the United States will eventually open up the possibility of decriminalizing other drugs, like in Portugal, Spain and Italy.
Great article, upvoted!
Thank you so much for your kind words and for voting. Feel free to share the article if you like. The more people we get involved in discussing these issues in a rational manner the better. I speak as both a patient and a physician, so I have a unique perspective on some of these issues. Hopefully you are right and we will get new possibilities opening up. I find it tragic that I was unable to offer my patients treatments that could have been life changing because of the hysteria surrounding illegal drugs.