Do you consider legalising drugs as good for the society? Do you think drugs won't be advertised like how cigarettes and alcohol is being advertised. This is the price to live in a free society. You allow people to make their mistakes and live by its consequences.

> Do you think drugs won't be advertised like how cigarettes and alcohol is being advertised

Many countries ban advertizing for cigarettes. So while it's not banned the cost on society and public health is large enough that it's worth restricting advertizing.

I realize that likely seems totally weird for US folks, but that's really not weird at all in Europe. Same as regulating advertizing targeting kids, etc.

The US has banned tobacco ads on TV and radio for over half a century. It does not seem "totally weird" to us.

Then I understand parents comment even less :)

I don't get how that's relevant? I can consider legalising X good and also consider it bad when more people in the society become addicted to X. That's not an inconsistent view.

Yes ofcourse the view is not inconsistent. The trouble is most people immediately want the government to get involved to regulate it all the activities that they do not like or do not approve of.