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I had all the same objections you do when I was a teenager, but I had to learn the actual results of the Drug War myself before I realized that it needed to be ended ASAP.
All of these objections are dealt with in the literature, and by Portugal’s experience in decriminalization. Setting aside the question of whether it’s moral to put human beings in cages for putting something into their bodies that you don’t like (“deterrence”), and the wisdom of endorsing that legal principle (drugs, then fatty foods, then sugary soda, etc), and the obvious failure of the Drug War to “deter” drug use, the legal status of black tar heroin is pretty low on the average person’s list of considerations when they are deciding whether to start injecting.
If you are interested in learning the truth about the horror show that is the Drug War, Douglas Husak’s book on the subject changed my life when I was 17. Highly recommended. https://www.amazon.com/Legalize-This-Decriminalizing-Practical-Ethics/dp/1859843204