Alcohol is a disgusting scourge on society that's perfectly legal and advertised on television, and yet you want to increase jail time simply for someone using cocaine or opioids?
Years ago I was charged with possession of half a gram of weed. No big deal, right? I'll never forget the smug look on that cop's face, "You are being charged with half a gram of marijuana!!!"
Now imagine if that was a half gram of coke instead. I was 23 years old at the time, working and in school.
How would society be better if I was locked up, and with the taxpayers footing the bill?