.[1]  As a practicing criminal defense attorney, I make a good income from defending people who are charged with drug crimes.  If the drug war ended, I would lose a substantial portion of my income.  Additionally, some would call me a health nut.  I go to the gym six times a week and eat organic foods as often as possible.  I wouldn't change my healthy lifestyle if drugs were legal.  I have three little kids.  I don't want them ever to become drug addicts.  I want them to grow up in a safe world.  Indeed, that's exactly why I want the drug war to end.

When I was in law school, a wise law professor of mine taught me that if you are asking the wrong question, the answer doesn't matter.  In regards to meth, the question is not whether meth is dangerous and unhealthy.  Over the years, I have represented countless meth users.  I have seen the consequences of meth use up close.  I am convinced meth use will likely ruin the user's life.  It is an extraordinarily dangerous addictive drug.  Few drugs are more addictive or dangerous than meth.[2]  Many of those who oppose legalization of meth identify the horrors of meth use.  I entirely agree with their assessment of meth's dangers.  Asking whether meth is dangerous or unhealthy or addictive is not the right question.