There are recent stories here of friends shooting up drugs, one dying from an overdose and the other than being held responsible for their friend's death! And yet the pharmaceutical companies who pushed opioids and the doctors who overprescribed them walk away with massive profits.
That was quite unfortunate.
But even here, our best bet may be regulation, instead of criminalization: stricter background checks, mental health screenings, licensing, storage laws, and background checks on ammo purchases have shown some evidence of reducing crime without an outright ban.
You were right. Instead of forbidding, we should consider decriminalising so that we can impose a certain law or a necessary act to control the damage done by said, behaviour. Thanks for the insightful review.