We cannot do a crime against ourselves

The contradiction of drug prohibition is that it is based on the assumption that we are not always acting in our own best interest. There is no need to ban things for the benefit of the person who would otherwise do the action. We act in our own best interests. Banning things is only justified if we are doing it to protect someone who is not involved and does not have a choice to participate. If people choose to do something to themselves this is not a crime. We are able to hurt ourselves... by definition self-harm is not harm... as far as the law is concerned. We cannot do a crime against ourselves and so prohibition is a false concept. Crimes cannot be perpetrated against ourselves.