That's the sentiment I hear a lot when it comes to this issue. I can see such a change happening in the more free-minded European countries (and it already happened in Switzerland as I've mentioned in the post), but for both Russia and the United States, that, indeed, seems like a stretch to presume it's going to happen any time soon. There seems to be a movement to legalize marijuana in the US, which is a good first step towards the solution. Anything else on the matter that I should know about? Any other movements? or political/cultural sentiments?Another reason might be scarcity of information. <..> I think the best way to combat these is to legalize, tax, and regulate all drugs and to provide accurate information on drugs and drug safety.