There is no right/left, no liberal/conservative....

[PratchettFan]

Simplified: Felons should be controlled.
"Inherently free" does not include the freedom to harm others or place them in a condition of clear, present and immediate danger.

So we place limits on freedom. Now it is just a matter of quibbling about the details.
Should heroin be legal?

Depends... do you believe that people who would use heroine should be controlled?

I believe people who would use heroin should be given all the free heroin they can carry.

No. They should pay for it. After all, we are not communists.

You're right. We are not, but I believe that if we gave every addict a 5 pound bag of heroin, the problem of addiction would disappear.

I doubt it. But it would do serious damage to the dealers.